Small Astronomy Satellite program
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The Small Astronomy Satellite program was a NASA initiative in the late 1960s and 1970s that launched a series of small, specialized satellites to study cosmic phenomena such as X-rays and gamma rays from space.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Small Astronomy Satellite program canonical | 3 |
| Small Astronomy Satellite 1 | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space science program
ⓘ
astronomy satellite program ⓘ |
| alternativeName | SAS program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| epoch | Cold War space era ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| focus |
X-ray astronomy
ⓘ
gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ high-energy astrophysics ⓘ space-based astronomy ⓘ |
| followedBy |
later NASA X-ray astronomy missions
ⓘ
later NASA gamma-ray astronomy missions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
SAS-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SAS-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ SAS-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Astronomy Satellite 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Astronomy Satellite 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Astronomy Satellite 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed | Scout rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfLaunch |
Cape Canaveral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResult |
contributions to early X-ray astronomy
ⓘ
contributions to early gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ detection and study of cosmic X-ray sources ⓘ detection and study of cosmic gamma-ray sources ⓘ |
| numberOfSatellites | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Explorer-class science missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early NASA astronomy satellite efforts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to perform space-based astronomical observations
ⓘ
to study cosmic X-ray sources ⓘ to study cosmic gamma-ray sources ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1960s ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
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Subject: Small Astronomy Satellite program Description of subject: The Small Astronomy Satellite program was a NASA initiative in the late 1960s and 1970s that launched a series of small, specialized satellites to study cosmic phenomena such as X-rays and gamma rays from space.
Referenced by (4)
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