Chandra X-ray Observatory

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NASA space observatory X-ray observatory space telescope

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is a space-based telescope that observes high-energy X-ray emissions from hot regions of the universe, such as exploded stars, galaxy clusters, and matter around black holes.

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Label Occurrences
Chandra X-ray Observatory canonical 58
Chandra X-ray Observatory mission 3
AXAF 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA space observatory ⓘ
X-ray observatory ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
acronymOfFormerName Chandra X-ray Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility
alsoKnownAs Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
surface form: AXAF
angularResolution 0.5 arcseconds ⓘ
apogeeAltitude ≈133,000 km ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataArchive Chandra X-ray Center ⓘ
surface form: Chandra Data Archive
focalLength 10 m ⓘ
fundingAgency NASA ⓘ
instrument Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer ⓘ
High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer ⓘ
High Resolution Camera ⓘ
Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer ⓘ
instrumentAbbreviation ACIS ⓘ
Chandra X-ray Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: HETGS

HRC ⓘ
LETGS ⓘ
launchDate 1999-07-23 ⓘ
launchedBy STS-93 ⓘ
launchPad LC-39B ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
manufacturer TRW ⓘ
mass ≈4800 kg ⓘ
missionDurationExtended indefinite ⓘ
missionDurationPlanned 5 years ⓘ
missionType X-ray astronomy ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
namedAfter Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ
notableObservation X-ray emission from the center of the Milky Way ⓘ
X-ray jets from quasars ⓘ
detailed images of the Crab Nebula ⓘ
operatedBy Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ
surface form: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitalPeriod ≈64 hours ⓘ
orbitClass highly elliptical orbit ⓘ
orbitType high Earth orbit ⓘ
perigeeAltitude ≈16,000 km ⓘ
power ≈2000 W ⓘ
predecessor Einstein Observatory ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter 1.2 m ⓘ
program Great Observatories program ⓘ
surface form: NASA Great Observatories program
relatedMission Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
scientificObjective observe high-energy X-ray emissions ⓘ
study dark matter distribution in clusters ⓘ
study galaxy clusters ⓘ
study matter around black holes ⓘ
study neutron stars ⓘ
study supernova remnants ⓘ
spacecraftBus TRW spacecraft bus ⓘ
spacecraftType space telescope ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
telescopeType Wolter type I grazing-incidence telescope ⓘ
wavelengthRange 0.1–10 keV ⓘ
X-ray ⓘ
website https://chandra.harvard.edu/ ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NASA Astrophysics Division → overseesMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope → relatedMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Great Observatories program → includes → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Great Observatories program → telescopeRole → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandra X-ray Observatory provides X-ray observations
Carina Nebula → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NASA APD → overseesMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Chandra X-ray Observatory → alsoKnownAs → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: AXAF
Chandra X-ray Observatory → acronymOfFormerName → Chandra X-ray Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility
Chandra X-ray Observatory → instrumentAbbreviation → Chandra X-ray Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: HETGS
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center → hostMissionArchive → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandra (selected data products)
NASA spacecraft → includes → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
SN 1572 → remnantObservedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Open cluster NGC 6530 → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 6530
Local Hot Bubble → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Eagle Nebula → imagedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
M31* → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
SN 1987A → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Trifid Nebula → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
N66 (nebula) → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
subject surface form: N66
NGC 604 → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
30 Doradus → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Tarantula Nebula → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 346 → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Centaurus Cluster → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Riccardo Giacconi → knownFor → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
OV-102 → carriedPayload → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandra X-ray Observatory (STS-93)
Chandra X-ray Center → supportsMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Chandra X-ray Center → partOf → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandra Project
Messier 16 → imagedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → otherGreatObservatories → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
OV-102 Columbia → carriedPayload → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 3372 → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Eta Carinae → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Hickson Compact Group 92 → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
HCG 92 → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 7318B is a spiral galaxy → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 7318B
NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy → hasObservationInstrument → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 7319
NGC 7318B → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NASA astrophysics observatories → includes → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → primaryPayload → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → payload → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → associatedObservatory → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → missionPatchDepicts → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Wolter type I grazing-incidence telescope → usedIn → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Einstein Observatory → followedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer → partOf → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer → spacecraft → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer → mission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandra X-ray Observatory mission