NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
space observatory
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
international scientists
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| gptkbp:dataTransmission |
high-frequency radio signals
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| gptkbp:dataUsage |
gptkb:Chandra_Data_Archive
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| gptkbp:design |
NASA
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
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| gptkbp:instrument |
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer
Chandra_X-ray_Observatory's_Imaging_Spectrometer High_Energy_Transmission_Grating_Spectrometer Chandra's_High_Resolution_Camera Chandra's_Low_Energy_Transmission_Grating |
| gptkbp:launched |
July 23, 1999
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| gptkbp:lighting |
August 1999
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| gptkbp:location |
Earth_orbit
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| gptkbp:mission |
geocentric orbit
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| gptkbp:missions |
active
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
evidence of dark matter
first direct image of a black hole study of galaxy formation study of active galactic nuclei study of the intergalactic medium study of the cosmic microwave background analysis of X-ray emissions from exoplanets exploration of cosmic jets investigation of stellar black holes investigation of supernova explosions investigation of the structure of the Milky Way mapping of cosmic X-ray background observation of galaxy clusters study of neutron star collisions |
| gptkbp:officialResidence |
spectroscopy
high-resolution imaging time-domain astronomy |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
NASA
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| gptkbp:powers |
solar panels
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| gptkbp:primaryMission |
X-ray astronomy
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
supernova remnants
dark matter galaxies stellar evolution black holes neutron stars cosmic background radiation |
| gptkbp:weight |
4,800 kg
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