GRO
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GRO is the commonly used acronym for the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, a NASA space telescope that studied high-energy gamma-ray sources in the universe.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compton Gamma Ray Observatory | 0 |
| BATSE | 0 |
| COMPTEL | 0 |
| EGRET | 0 |
| OSSE | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Observatory
ⓘ
NASA space mission ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| acronym |
CGRO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GRO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitude | ~450 km ⓘ |
| deorbited | 2000-06-04 ⓘ |
| discovered | numerous gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName |
Burst and Transient Source Experiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Imaging Compton Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 28.5 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
BATSE
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
COMPTEL NERFINISHED ⓘ EGRET NERFINISHED ⓘ OSSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1991-04-05 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-37 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | ~17000 kg ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2000 ⓘ |
| missionGoal | study high-energy gamma-ray sources in the universe ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1991 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Holly Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | NASA Great Observatories program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigeeAltitude | ~350 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | HEAO-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBand | gamma rays ⓘ |
| providedEvidenceFor | cosmological origin of many gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| reentryType | controlled reentry ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| studied |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
cosmic diffuse gamma-ray background ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ pulsars ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.