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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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 self-linksurface differs
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

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NASA Astrophysics Division overseesMission Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Goddard Space Flight Center developed Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Enrico Fermi hasEponym Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
NASA APD overseesMission Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope alsoKnownAs Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: GLAST
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope primaryInstrument Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Large Area Telescope
Owens Valley Radio Observatory hasCollaboration Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope blazar monitoring program
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory followedBy Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
LAT fullName Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Large Area Telescope
LAT acronymFor Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Large Area Telescope
LAT partOf Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
LAT mission Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission
LAT onboardPlatform Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Fermi observatory
LAT originalNameOfMission Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)
GBM operatedOn Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
GBM launchedWith Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
GBM spacecraft Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
GBM supportsInstrument Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Fermi LAT
2008-029A alsoKnownAs Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
2008-029A alsoKnownAs Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: GLAST
2008-029A primaryInstrument Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Large Area Telescope
2008-029A preLaunchName Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
2008-029A abbreviation Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: GLAST
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor spacecraft Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor mission Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor collaboratesWith Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Large Area Telescope
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor onboardWith Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
this entity surface form: Fermi Large Area Telescope
AGILE gamma-ray mission successor Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
NASA astrophysics observatories includes Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
HEASoft software suite supportsMission Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
subject surface form: HEASoft
this entity surface form: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (partially)