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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:analysis
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used by scientists worldwide
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gptkbp:collaborates_with
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various universities
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gptkbp:collaboration
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gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope_collaboration
gptkb:international_collaboration
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gptkbp:collaborator
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international scientific community
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gptkbp:collection
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continuously collects data
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gptkbp:community
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astrophysicists
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gptkbp:contributes_to
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understanding of the early universe
understanding of black holes
understanding of cosmic rays
understanding of neutron stars
understanding of supernova remnants
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gptkbp:data_type
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FITS
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:discovery
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gptkb:active_galactic_nuclei
gamma-ray bursts
pulsars
dark matter candidates
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gptkbp:has
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high sensitivity
numerous scientific publications
long operational life
high angular resolution
significant impact on astrophysics
wide energy range
large effective area
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gptkbp:has_ability
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detects high-energy gamma rays
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:Gamma-ray_Burst_Monitor_(GBM)
gptkb:Large_Area_Telescope_(LAT)
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gptkbp:is
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named after Enrico Fermi
a flagship mission for NASA
a key observatory for multi-messenger astronomy
part of the larger Fermi mission
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gptkbp:is_funded_by
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:launch_date
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2008-06-11
June 11, 2008
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Delta_II_7320-10_C
gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10
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gptkbp:mass
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about 4,000 kg
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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5 years (initial)
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gptkbp:mission_type
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astrophysics
gamma-ray astronomy
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:operational_status
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active
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gptkbp:orbit_type
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low Earth orbit
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:NASA's_Explorer_program
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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ongoing
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gptkbp:provides
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gamma-ray sky maps
light curves of gamma-ray sources
spectra of gamma-ray emissions
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gptkbp:provides_information_on
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open access to data
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gptkbp:released
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publicly available data
publicly available
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:Compton_Gamma_Ray_Observatory
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gptkbp:scientific_goals
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study gamma-ray emissions from cosmic sources
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:view
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about 2.4 steradians
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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