Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:FGST gptkb:GLAST gptkb:Fermi
gptkbp:archiveType	gptkb:Fermi_Science_Support_Center
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:DOE international partners
gptkbp:cost	$690 million
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataPolicy	publicly available
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts blazars gamma-ray pulsars
gptkbp:duration	5 years
gptkbp:elevation	550 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
gptkbp:inclination	25.6 degrees
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:Gamma-ray_Burst_Monitor gptkb:Large_Area_Telescope
gptkbp:launchDate	2008-06-11
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Delta_II_7920-H
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:mass	4,303 kg
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:astronomy gamma-ray observation
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkbp:notableEvent	detection of the first gamma-ray-only pulsar renamed from GLAST to Fermi in August 2008 detection of high-energy gamma-ray flares from the Crab Nebula
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType	low Earth orbit
gptkbp:powers	1,500 watts
gptkbp:previousName	gptkb:Gamma-ray_Large_Area_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:projectScientist	gptkb:Elizabeth_Hays gptkb:Peter_Michelson gptkb:Steven_Ritz gptkb:Julie_McEnery
gptkbp:scientificGoals	search for dark matter study cosmic rays study active galactic nuclei study gamma-ray bursts study gamma-ray sources study pulsars
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:wavelengthRange	gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:website	https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:NASA_space_science_missions gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5