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Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Swift_Gamma-Ray_Burst_Mission
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Neil_Gehrels_Swift_Observatory
gptkbp:availableOn
publicly available
gptkbp:collaboratesWith
gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_University
gptkb:Mullard_Space_Science_Laboratory
gptkb:ASI_(Italian_Space_Agency)
University of Leicester
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID
gptkb:2004-047A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy
thousands of gamma-ray bursts
gptkbp:duration
designed for 2 years, extended multiple times
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:PPARC_(UK)
gptkb:ASI
gptkbp:goal
detect gamma-ray bursts
study afterglows of gamma-ray bursts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
gptkbp:inclination
20.6 degrees
gptkbp:launchDate
2004-11-20
gptkbp:launchSite
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17A
gptkbp:launchVehicle
gptkb:Delta_II_7320-10C
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mass
1500 kg
gptkbp:missionType
gptkb:astronomy
gamma-ray burst observation
gptkbp:namedAfter
swift (bird)
gptkbp:notableProject
gptkb:Neil_Gehrels
gptkbp:nssdcaId
gptkb:2004-047A
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType
gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:period
96 minutes
gptkbp:status
operational
gptkbp:telescopeType
gptkb:Burst_Alert_Telescope
gptkb:X-Ray_Telescope
gptkb:Ultraviolet/Optical_Telescope
gptkbp:website
https://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:NASA_space_science_missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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