Fermi spacecraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:catalogsProduced Fermi LAT source catalog
gptkbp:collaboratesWith international partners
DOE (U.S. Department of Energy)
gptkbp:dataPolicy publicly available
gptkbp:duration planned 5 years, ongoing
gptkbp:elevation about 550 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fermi spacecraft
gptkbp:inclination 25.6 degrees
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Large_Area_Telescope_(LAT)
gptkbp:launchDate 2008-06-11
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-H
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:mass 4,303 kg
gptkbp:missionType gamma-ray astronomy
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Fermi_Bubbles
gamma-ray pulsars
gamma-ray emission from novae
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:powers 1,500 watts
gptkbp:previousName GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope)
gptkbp:secondaryInstrument gptkb:Gamma-ray_Burst_Monitor_(GBM)
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:studies gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
cosmic rays
supernova remnants
dark matter
pulsars
active galactic nuclei
gptkbp:website https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gamma-ray_Burst_Monitor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7