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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Neil_Gehrels_Swift_Observatory
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gptkbp:availableOn
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public domain
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_University
gptkb:ASI_(Italian_Space_Agency)
University of Leicester
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:elevation
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585 km
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Swift Observatory
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gptkbp:inclination
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20.6 degrees
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:X-Ray_Telescope_(XRT)
gptkb:Burst_Alert_Telescope_(BAT)
gptkb:Ultraviolet/Optical_Telescope_(UVOT)
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gptkbp:launched
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2004-11-20
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Delta_II_7320-10C
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:mass
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1500 kg
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gptkbp:missionType
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gptkb:astronomy
gamma-ray burst observation
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Neil_Gehrels
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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multi-messenger astronomy
detection of short and long gamma-ray bursts
study of kilonovae
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:operatingStatus
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active
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gptkbp:orbitType
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low Earth orbit
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gptkbp:powers
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1040 watts
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gptkbp:purpose
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detect gamma-ray bursts
study afterglows of gamma-ray bursts
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gptkbp:website
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https://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
gptkb:Astrophysics_Science_Division
gptkb:binary_star_system
gptkb:FITS
gptkb:supernova
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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