HEAO-1

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HEAO-1 was a NASA X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy satellite launched in 1977 that conducted one of the first comprehensive surveys of the high-energy sky.

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HEAO-1 canonical 1
High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spacecraft
X-ray observatory
astronomy satellite
gamma-ray observatory
alsoKnownAs HEAO A
HEAO-1
surface form: High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1
countryOfOperator United States of America
surface form: United States
epoch late 20th century
followedBy Einstein Observatory
HEAO-2
launchDate 1977-08-12
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Cape Canaveral
surface form: Cape Canaveral, Florida
launchVehicle Atlas-Centaur
launchYear 1977
missionObjective conduct all-sky X-ray survey
study cosmic X-ray sources
study gamma-ray sources
survey the high-energy sky
notableFor one of the first comprehensive surveys of the high-energy sky
observedRegion entire sky
operator NASA
orbitType low Earth orbit
organizationTypeOfOperator government space agency
partOf High Energy Astronomy Observatory program
precededBy UHURU
surface form: Uhuru
primaryMission X-ray astronomy
gamma-ray astronomy
program HEAO program
scientificDiscipline high-energy astrophysics
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftType Earth-orbiting observatory
status mission completed
wavelengthRangeObserved X-ray
gamma-ray

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HEAO-1 alsoKnownAs HEAO-1
this entity surface form: High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1