Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite gptkb: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
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:X-Ray_Telescope_(XRT) gptkb:Deep_Space_Network gptkb:Mullard_Space_Science_Laboratory gptkb:X-ray_telescopes
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission