GLAST (Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/GLAST_(Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Fermi
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:elevation about 550 km
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:GLAST
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GLAST (Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope)
gptkbp:inclination 25.6 degrees
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Large_Area_Telescope_(LAT)
gptkbp:launchDate 2008-06-11
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-H
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:astronomy
gamma-ray observatory
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:purpose search for dark matter
study active galactic nuclei
study gamma-ray bursts
study gamma-ray sources
study pulsars
gptkbp:secondaryInstrument gptkb:Gamma-ray_Burst_Monitor_(GBM)
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:wavelengthRange gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:website https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Delta_rocket_family
gptkb:Delta_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5