Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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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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| instanceOf |
NASA space observatory
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gamma-ray observatory ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fermi
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ
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GLAST
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| collaboratingAgency |
CNES
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surface form:
French Space Agency CNES
Italian Space Agency ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Space Agency ASI
Japanese institutions ⓘ U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| cosparId | 2008-029A ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | publicly available after a proprietary period (early mission) and then largely real-time public release ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
gamma-ray sky surveys
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high-energy astrophysics research ⓘ |
| detects |
solar flares in gamma rays
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transient gamma-ray events ⓘ |
| discoveriesInclude |
Fermi bubbles in the Milky Way center
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detailed maps of the gamma-ray sky ⓘ numerous gamma-ray pulsars ⓘ |
| energyRange | about 8 keV to over 300 GeV ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2008-06-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
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surface form:
Delta II 7920H-10C
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| manufacturer |
General Dynamics
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General Dynamics C4 Systems
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| missionType |
astrophysics
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gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| nssdcId | 2008-029A ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | operational as of mid-2020s ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | about 25.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 95 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| predecessor | Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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surface form:
Large Area Telescope
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| primaryInstrumentAbbreviation | LAT ⓘ |
| program | NASA Explorer program (beyond-Explorer class) ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrument | Gamma-ray Burst Monitor ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrumentAbbreviation | GBM ⓘ |
| studies |
active galactic nuclei
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black holes ⓘ blazars ⓘ cosmic rays ⓘ gamma-ray background ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ neutron stars ⓘ possible dark matter signatures ⓘ pulsars ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| wavelength | gamma rays ⓘ |
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GLAST
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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Large Area Telescope
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope blazar monitoring program
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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Large Area Telescope
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission
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Fermi observatory
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Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)
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Fermi LAT
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GLAST
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Large Area Telescope
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Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
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GLAST
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission
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Large Area Telescope
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Fermi Large Area Telescope
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HEASoft
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (partially)