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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