Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Compton_Gamma_Ray_Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID 1991-027B
gptkbp:cost $617 million
gptkbp:decommissioned 2000-06-04
gptkbp:destroyedBy controlled deorbit
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
pulsars
active galactic nuclei
gamma-ray sources
blazars
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:BATSE
gptkb:COMPTEL
gptkb:EGRET
gptkb:OSSE
gptkbp:launchDate 1991-04-05
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:mass 17000 kg
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:astronomy
gamma-ray observation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Arthur_Holly_Compton
gptkbp:NORAD_ID 21112
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Great_Observatories_program
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:reentryDate 2000-06-04
gptkbp:website https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cgro/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5