AGILE gamma-ray mission
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The AGILE gamma-ray mission is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) space telescope dedicated to observing gamma-ray and hard X-ray emissions from cosmic sources such as pulsars, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AGILE gamma-ray mission canonical | 1 |
| Astro‐rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero | 1 |
| SuperAGILE | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AGILE gamma-ray mission Context triple: [ASI, notableProgram, AGILE gamma-ray mission]
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA space observatory that studies the universe in high-energy gamma rays, revealing phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
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Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor is an instrument aboard NASA’s Fermi space telescope designed to detect and study gamma-ray bursts across a wide field of view.
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C.
Spektr-RG observatory
The Spektr-RG observatory is a Russian-German space telescope mission designed to conduct an all-sky X-ray survey, particularly focused on studying galaxy clusters, black holes, and other high-energy cosmic phenomena.
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D.
Burst Alert Telescope
The Burst Alert Telescope is a high-energy gamma-ray detector on the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory designed to rapidly locate and trigger follow-up observations of cosmic gamma-ray bursts.
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E.
NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray observatory that uses high-energy focusing optics to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and other energetic cosmic phenomena.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AGILE gamma-ray mission Target entity description: The AGILE gamma-ray mission is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) space telescope dedicated to observing gamma-ray and hard X-ray emissions from cosmic sources such as pulsars, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.
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A.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA space observatory that studies the universe in high-energy gamma rays, revealing phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
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B.
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor is an instrument aboard NASA’s Fermi space telescope designed to detect and study gamma-ray bursts across a wide field of view.
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C.
Spektr-RG observatory
The Spektr-RG observatory is a Russian-German space telescope mission designed to conduct an all-sky X-ray survey, particularly focused on studying galaxy clusters, black holes, and other high-energy cosmic phenomena.
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D.
Burst Alert Telescope
The Burst Alert Telescope is a high-energy gamma-ray detector on the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory designed to rapidly locate and trigger follow-up observations of cosmic gamma-ray bursts.
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E.
NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray observatory that uses high-energy focusing optics to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and other energetic cosmic phenomena.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gamma-ray observatory
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space mission ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| acronym | AGILE ⓘ |
| agency |
Italian Space Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
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| collaboration |
National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF)
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian National Institute for Astrophysics
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare ⓘ
surface form:
Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics
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| contributedTo |
discovery of variable gamma-ray emission from some pulsars
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monitoring of bright gamma-ray blazars ⓘ multiwavelength campaigns on gamma-ray bursts ⓘ study of gamma-ray emission from the Crab pulsar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | publicly available after proprietary period ⓘ |
| energyRangeGamma | about 30 MeV to 50 GeV ⓘ |
| energyRangeHardX | about 18 keV to 60 keV ⓘ |
| fullName |
AGILE gamma-ray mission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Astro‐rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero
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| hasCatalog | AGILE gamma-ray source catalog ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Anti-Coincidence System
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Gamma-Ray Imaging Detector ⓘ Mini-Calorimeter ⓘ AGILE gamma-ray mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
SuperAGILE
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| launchCountry | India ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2007-04-23 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV ⓘ |
| launchYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 350 kg ⓘ |
| observes |
Galactic diffuse gamma-ray emission
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active galactic nuclei ⓘ extragalactic gamma-ray sources ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ pulsars ⓘ |
| operator | Italian Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitAltitude | approximately 530 km ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | approximately 2.5 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| predecessor | SAS-2 ⓘ |
| primaryBand | gamma rays ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline | high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
detect and localize gamma-ray bursts
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investigate particle acceleration in astrophysical sources ⓘ monitor gamma-ray transients ⓘ study blazars and active galactic nuclei ⓘ study gamma-ray emission from pulsars ⓘ study high-energy phenomena in the Universe ⓘ |
| secondaryBand | hard X-rays ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | MITA-derived platform ⓘ |
| status | operational in orbit for more than a decade ⓘ |
| successor | Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ |
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Subject: AGILE gamma-ray mission Description of subject: The AGILE gamma-ray mission is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) space telescope dedicated to observing gamma-ray and hard X-ray emissions from cosmic sources such as pulsars, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Astro‐rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero
this entity surface form:
SuperAGILE