Chandra Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:archives Chandra Data Archive
gptkbp:collaborations international research teams
gptkbp:communication high-gain antenna
gptkbp:community_involvement gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Center
gptkbp:contributed_to understanding of dark matter
understanding of galaxy formation
understanding of black holes
understanding of supernovae
understanding of neutron stars
gptkbp:discovered_by study of cosmic rays
evidence of dark energy
study of the cosmic X-ray background
first direct image of a black hole
investigation of supermassive black holes
mapping of hot gas in galaxy clusters
study of stellar explosions
study of the cosmic microwave background
study of the formation of galaxies
investigation of the intergalactic medium
study of the evolution of the universe
investigation of the nature of dark matter
discovery of the most distant galaxy
exploration of the life cycle of stars
investigation of the Milky Way's center
understanding of the structure of the universe
gptkbp:has_symbol 0.5 degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chandra Observatory
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory's_Imaging_Spectrometer
gptkb:Advanced_CCD_Imaging_Spectrometer
gptkb:High_Energy_Transmission_Grating_Spectrometer
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory's_HRC
Chandra X-ray Observatory's ACIS
gptkbp:is_observed_in X-ray emissions from celestial objects
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:NASA's_Great_Observatories_program
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
gptkbp:launched July 23, 1999
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:physicist
L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:mass 4,800 kg
gptkbp:mission X-ray astronomy
halo orbit
gptkbp:mission_duration ongoing
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 arcseconds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Low_Energy_Transmission_Grating_Spectrometer_(LETGS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5