HEAO-2

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HEAO-2
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Einstein_Observatory
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1981-04-25
gptkbp:diameter 2.3 m
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:X-ray_binaries
X-ray emission from galaxy clusters
X-ray sources in the universe
X-ray emission from supernova remnants
X-ray pulsars
X-ray emission from active galactic nuclei
X-ray jets from quasars
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:HEAO-3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HEAO-2
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:High_Resolution_Imaging_Camera
gptkb:Imaging_Proportional_Counter
gptkb:Monitor_Proportional_Counter
gptkb:Solid_State_Spectrometer
gptkbp:launchDate 1978-11-13
gptkbp:length 4.6 m
gptkbp:mass 3,200 kg
gptkbp:missionType X-ray astronomy
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:High_Energy_Astronomy_Observatory_program
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:HEAO-1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Einstein_Observatory
gptkb:HEAO-1
gptkb:NASA_HEASARC
gptkb:HEASARC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7