Fermi spacecraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:complex
gptkbp:capacity large
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Fermi_collaboration
gptkbp:collaborations international research community
gptkbp:collaborative_projects various international projects
gptkbp:collection continuous
gptkbp:community global
gptkbp:controls reaction wheels
gptkbp:cooling_system passive and active systems
gptkbp:data_type FITS
gamma rays
gptkbp:data_usage research and education
gptkbp:design 10 years
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:active_galactic_nuclei
gptkb:supernova_remnants
gamma-ray bursts
pulsars
dark matter candidates
gptkbp:field_of_study astrophysics
gptkbp:frequency S-band
gptkbp:has_ability wide field of view
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fermi spacecraft
gptkbp:image_processing onboard and ground-based
gptkbp:impact high
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:Gamma-ray_Burst_Monitor
gptkb:Large_Area_Telescope
gptkbp:launch_date June 11, 2008
gptkbp:launch_mass about 4,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_price approximately $690 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:lighting August 2008
gptkbp:mass about 4,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
understand cosmic phenomena
highly successful
NASA and partners
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years (initial)
gptkbp:mission_type gamma-ray astronomy
gptkbp:objective study gamma-ray emissions from cosmic sources
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:orbit_type low Earth orbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude about 550 km
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:primary_mission yes
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access
gptkbp:publications numerous
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:research ongoing
gptkbp:resolution high
gptkbp:scientific_goals explore high-energy universe
gptkbp:scientific_instruments sensitive detectors
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Large_Area_Telescope_(LAT)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5