BeppoSAX
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BeppoSAX was an Italian–Dutch satellite for X-ray astronomy which played a crucial role in resolving the origin of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most energetic events known in the universe. It was the first X-ray mission capable of simultaneously observing targets over more than 3 orders-of-magnitude of energy, from 0.1 to 300 kiloelectronvolts (keV) with relatively large area, good (for the time) energy resolution and imaging capabilities (with a spatial resolution of 1 arc minute between 0.1 and 10 keV). BeppoSAX was a major programme of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) with the participation o
Key facts
- Spaceflight.auto
- all
- Spaceflight.name
- BeppoSAX
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Satellite per Astronomia X
- Spaceflight.image
- BeppoSAX.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Artist's conception of BeppoSax in space(credit: the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and BeppoSAX Science Data Center (SDC))
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 240px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- X-ray astronomy
- Spaceflight.operator
- ASINIVR
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 1996-027A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 23857
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 7 years
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- AleniaCNR
- Spaceflight.power
- 800 W
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Atlas-Centaur AC-78
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- decommissioned
- Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
- 30 April 1996, 03:31 UTC
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Operator
- Italian Space Agency
- Duration
- 7
- Mass
- 480
- Orbital period
- 96.4
- Manufacturer
- Alenia Aeronautica
- Image
- BeppoSAX.jpg
- Width
- 2.7
- Length
- 3.6
- Significant event
- atmospheric entry
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- start point
- Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
- Commons category
- BeppoSAX
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1996-04-30
- space launch vehicle
- Atlas I
- name
- Satellite per Astronomia X
- type of orbit
- low Earth orbit
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.00136
- periapsis
- 575
- apoapsis
- 594
- orbital inclination
- 4
- time of object orbit decay
- 2003-04-29
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