European Space Agency's XMM-Newton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/European_Space_Agency's_XMM-Newton
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:X-ray_Multi-Mirror_Mission_–_Newton
gptkb:XMM-Newton
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:NASA
gptkb:JAXA
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:discoveredBy numerous X-ray sources
gptkbp:duration planned 2 years, extended multiple times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label European Space Agency's XMM-Newton
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:European_Photon_Imaging_Camera
gptkb:Optical_Monitor
gptkb:Reflection_Grating_Spectrometer
gptkb:X-ray_telescopes
gptkbp:launchDate 1999-12-10
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kourou,_French_Guiana
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:length 10 m
gptkbp:mass 3800 kg
gptkbp:missionType X-ray astronomy
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType highly elliptical Earth orbit
gptkbp:powers 1800 W
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:studies gptkb:neutron_stars
black holes
supernova remnants
galaxy clusters
active galactic nuclei
gptkbp:website https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SN_1979C
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7