Disambiguation evidence for GALEX Galaxy Evolution Explorer via surface form

"GALEX"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "GALEX".

Predicate Object
contributedTo measurements of the cosmic star formation rate density
contributedTo multiwavelength surveys with ground-based telescopes
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dataArchive Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
decommissionDate 2013-06-28
fieldOfView about 1.2 degrees diameter
fullName GALEX Galaxy Evolution Explorer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
instanceOf NASA space mission
instanceOf space telescope
instrument far-ultraviolet detector
instrument near-ultraviolet detector
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 2003-04-28
launchProvider Orbital Sciences Corporation
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle Pegasus XL
manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation
missionEndReason end of mission operations and budgetary constraints
missionType astronomy
missionType ultraviolet space telescope
observatoryClass small explorer mission
operator NASA
orbitInclination 29 degrees
orbitPeriod approximately 98 minutes
orbitType low Earth orbit
powerSource solar panels
primaryScienceGoal measure star formation history of the universe
primaryScienceGoal study galaxy evolution
primaryScienceGoal study galaxy formation
program NASA Explorer Program
surface form: NASA Small Explorer program
projectStart 1990s
scienceMethod imaging
scienceMethod spectroscopy
spaceAgency NASA
spectralBand far ultraviolet
spectralBand near ultraviolet
status decommissioned
studies evolution of galaxies over cosmic time
studies quasars and active galactic nuclei
studies star formation in galaxies
studies starburst galaxies
studies ultraviolet emission from hot young stars
studies ultraviolet properties of nearby galaxies
surveyType all-sky ultraviolet survey
surveyType deep imaging survey
surveyType nearby galaxy survey
surveyType ultraviolet variability survey
telescopeAperture 50 centimeters
wavelengthRange ultraviolet