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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:archives
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gptkb:NASA's_HEASARC
Italian Space Agency's archive
UK Space Agency's archive
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:University_of_Leicester
gptkb:UK_Space_Agency
gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkb:Italian_Space_Agency
gptkb:GRB_Coordinates_Network
gptkb:Swift_Data_Center
gptkb:Swift_Science_Center
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gptkbp:communication
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real-time data
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gptkbp:data_type
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FITS
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gptkbp:design
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2 years
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:physicist
supernovae
gamma-ray bursts
exotic astrophysical phenomena
black hole candidates
afterglows of gamma-ray bursts
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gptkbp:future_plans
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collaborate with other missions
continue observations until 2025
upgrade instruments if necessary
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gptkbp:has_ability
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multi-wavelength observations
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gptkbp:has_achievements
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identified over 1,000 gamma-ray bursts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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SWIFT satellite
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:X-Ray_Telescope
gptkb:Ultraviolet/_Optical_Telescope
gptkb:Burst_Alert_Telescope
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gptkbp:launch_date
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November 20, 2004
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Delta_II_7320-10
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:lighting
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December 2004
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gptkbp:location
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Earth's orbit
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gptkbp:mass
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1000 kg
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gptkbp:mission
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gamma-ray astronomy
low Earth orbit
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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5 years
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gptkbp:notable_models
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:operational_status
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active
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gptkbp:products
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images
spectra
light curves
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gptkbp:provides_information_on
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publicly available
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gptkbp:publishes
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over 1,500 scientific papers
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gptkbp:scientific_goals
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study the universe's most energetic phenomena
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gptkbp:successor
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no direct successor
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gptkbp:team
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gptkb:Dr._Neil_Gehrels
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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