2. The ISO Project

• 2.1 The Project Organisation
• 2.2 Satellite Development
  • 2.2.1 Industrial consortium
  • 2.2.2 Model development and costs
• 2.3 Principal Investigators and Science Team
• 2.4 Science and Spacecraft Operations
• 2.5 Operational Activities
  • 2.5.1 Launch and Early Orbit Phase
  • 2.5.2 Commissioning Phase
  • 2.5.3 Performance Verification Phase
  • 2.5.4 Routine Phase
  • 2.5.5 From end of helium to switch off
• 2.6 Post-Operational Activities
  • 2.6.1 Transition Phase to Post-Operations
  • 2.6.2 Post-Operations Phase
• 2.7 Active Archive Phase
• 2.8 Outlook: ISO and the Virtual Observatory
• 2.9 Chronology of the ISO Mission