2008-029A
E313678
2008-029A is the COSPAR designation for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a NASA observatory dedicated to studying high-energy gamma-ray phenomena in the universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2008-029A canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
gamma-ray observatory ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
GBM
ⓘ
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
GLAST
LAT ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fermi
ⓘ
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
GLAST
|
| catalog | U.S. Space Command satellite catalog ⓘ |
| collaboration |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
international scientific institutions ⓘ |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-029A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsage | multiwavelength and multimessenger astronomy ⓘ |
| energyRange | from tens of MeV to hundreds of GeV ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
gamma-ray astronomy
ⓘ
high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| inclination | about 25.6 degrees ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2008-06-11 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 4,300 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7920H-10C
|
| managingCenter |
Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| missionType |
astrophysics observatory
ⓘ
gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 95 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| preLaunchName |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
|
| primaryInstrument |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Large Area Telescope
|
| primaryObjective | study high-energy gamma-ray phenomena in the universe ⓘ |
| purpose | all-sky survey in gamma rays ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrument | Gamma-ray Burst Monitor ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| status | operational (as of mid-2020s) ⓘ |
| studies |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
cosmic rays ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ pulsars ⓘ searches for dark matter signatures ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
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