High Energy Astronomy Observatory program

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The High Energy Astronomy Observatory program was a series of NASA missions in the late 1970s and early 1980s dedicated to studying the universe in high-energy wavelengths such as X-rays and gamma rays.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA space observatory program
astronomy satellite program
alternativeName HEAO program
contributedTo all-sky X-ray surveys
gamma-ray source catalogs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1982
field X-ray astronomy
gamma-ray astronomy
high-energy astrophysics
focus X-ray binaries NERFINISHED
active galactic nuclei
cosmic X-ray background
cosmic rays
supernova remnants
hasPart HEAO-1 NERFINISHED
HEAO-2 NERFINISHED
HEAO-3 NERFINISHED
locationOfLaunch Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED
notableInstrument X-ray telescopes NERFINISHED
gamma-ray detectors
numberOfMissions 3
operator NASA
partOf NASA Explorer-class science missions NERFINISHED
purpose study the universe in high-energy wavelengths
spaceAgency NASA
startTime 1977
status completed
wavelengthRange X-ray
gamma-ray

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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory precededBy High Energy Astronomy Observatory program
Einstein Observatory alsoKnownAs High Energy Astronomy Observatory program
this entity surface form: High Energy Astronomy Observatory 2
HEAO-1 partOf High Energy Astronomy Observatory program