Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

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NASA space observatory gamma-ray observatory space telescope

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.

Aliases (3)

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope blazar monitoring program ×1
GLAST ×1
Large Area Telescope ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA space observatory → gamma-ray observatory → space telescope →
alsoKnownAs	Fermi → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope → surface form: "GLAST"
collaboratingAgency	CNES → 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 → high-energy astrophysics research →
detects	solar flares in gamma rays → transient gamma-ray events →
discoveriesInclude	Fermi bubbles in the Milky Way center → 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 → surface form: "Delta II 7920H-10C"
manufacturer	General Dynamics → surface form: "General Dynamics C4 Systems"
missionType	astrophysics → 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 → surface form: "Large Area Telescope"
primaryInstrumentAbbreviation	LAT →
program	NASA Explorer program (beyond-Explorer class) →
secondaryInstrument	Gamma-ray Burst Monitor →
secondaryInstrumentAbbreviation	GBM →
studies	active galactic nuclei → black holes → blazars → cosmic rays → gamma-ray background → gamma-ray bursts → neutron stars → possible dark matter signatures → pulsars → supernova remnants →
wavelength	gamma rays →

Referenced by (8)

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

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope → alsoKnownAs → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

this entity surface form: "GLAST"

Goddard Space Flight Center → developed → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

Owens Valley Radio Observatory → hasCollaboration → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

this entity surface form: "Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope blazar monitoring program"

Enrico Fermi → hasEponym → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center → hostMissionArchive → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

NASA APD → overseesMission → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

NASA Astrophysics Division → overseesMission → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope → primaryInstrument → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope →

this entity surface form: "Large Area Telescope"