Swift
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Swift is a NASA space telescope mission dedicated to detecting and rapidly observing gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy astrophysical phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swift canonical | 6 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
ⓘ
gamma-ray observatory ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
BAT
ⓘ
UVOT ⓘ XRT ⓘ |
| BurstAlertTelescopeEnergyRange | 15–150 keV ⓘ |
| canSlew | yes ⓘ |
| collaboration |
Italy
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataPolicy | rapid public release of data ⓘ |
| detects |
X-ray transients
ⓘ
active galactic nuclei flares ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ soft gamma repeaters ⓘ supernova shock breakouts ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | large field of view for Burst Alert Telescope ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Burst Alert Telescope
ⓘ
Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope ⓘ X-Ray Telescope ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 2004-11-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7320-10C
|
| managedBy |
Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| massAtLaunch | approximately 1500 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionType |
gamma-ray burst observatory
ⓘ
multi-wavelength space observatory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | swift bird ⓘ |
| observatoryClass | medium-class Explorer mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | about 20.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 96 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
detection of gamma-ray bursts
ⓘ
rapid follow-up observations of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| program | NASA Explorer Program ⓘ |
| provides |
multi-wavelength follow-up observations
ⓘ
rapid localization of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| reasonForName | rapid slewing capability ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
study of X-ray transients
ⓘ
study of active galactic nuclei ⓘ study of afterglows of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ study of high-energy astrophysical phenomena ⓘ study of supernovae ⓘ |
| slewCapability | can slew to new targets in about 20–70 seconds ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | custom Swift spacecraft bus ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| telescopeType | multi-instrument observatory ⓘ |
| UltravioletOpticalTelescopeWavelengthRange | 170–650 nm ⓘ |
| XRayTelescopeEnergyRange | 0.2–10 keV ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HEASoft