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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

mission concerning a space observatory in low earth orbit measuring gamma ray radiation

Details

Instance of: space telescope, artificial satellite of the Earth
Part of: Explorers Program, Medium Explorer program
Follows: Galaxy Evolution Explorer, Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
Followed by: THEMIS-A, THEMIS
Country: United States
Operator: Goddard Space Flight Center, Swift Mission Operations Center
carries scientific instrument: Burst Alert Telescope, X-ray Telescope, UV/Optical Telescope
country of origin: United States
has use: gamma-ray astronomy
height: 2.323 m
length: 5.48140 m
manufacturer: Spectrum Astro
mass: 1470
named after: Neil Gehrels
official name: Swift Gamma-ray Burst Explorer, Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
powered by: spacecraft solar array, nickel–hydrogen battery
principal investigator: Neil Gehrels, Stephen B. Cenko
service life: 7
short name: Swift
significant event: construction contract, rocket launch, first light, first light, service entry, reboost
space launch vehicle: Delta II
spacecraft bus: SA-200LL
start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A
type of orbit: low Earth orbit
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 20 November 2004
width: 2.489 m, 5.4132 m

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