Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

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The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory was a NASA space telescope dedicated to observing high-energy gamma-ray emissions from cosmic sources, significantly advancing our understanding of phenomena like gamma-ray bursts, pulsars, and active galactic nuclei.

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instanceOf NASA space mission ⓘ
gamma-ray observatory ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
abbreviation CGRO ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GRO ⓘ
carriedInstrument Burst and Transient Source Experiment ⓘ
Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope ⓘ
Imaging Compton Telescope ⓘ
Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment ⓘ
contributedTo catalogs of gamma-ray sources ⓘ
establishing isotropic sky distribution of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
gamma-ray sky surveys ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
deorbited 2000-06-04 ⓘ
discovererOf cosmological origin of most gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
energyRangeObserved approximately 20 keV to 30 GeV ⓘ
followedBy Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ
launchDate 1991-04-05 ⓘ
launchedFrom Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ
massAtLaunch 17000 kilograms ⓘ
missionEnd 2000-06-04 ⓘ
missionStart 1991-04-05 ⓘ
namedAfter Arthur Holly Compton ⓘ
linked to: Arthur H. Compton
notableResult detailed light curves of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
detection of high-energy emission from pulsars ⓘ
observations of active galactic nuclei in gamma rays ⓘ
operatedBy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitAltitude approximately 450 kilometers ⓘ
orbitInclination 28.5 degrees ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
otherGreatObservatories Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
partOf NASA Great Observatories program ⓘ
precededBy High Energy Astronomy Observatory program ⓘ
primaryObjective observe high-energy gamma-ray emissions from cosmic sources ⓘ
program NASA Great Observatories ⓘ
reasonForDeorbit failure of one gyroscope ⓘ
reentryLocation Pacific Ocean ⓘ
scientificLegacy advanced understanding of high-energy astrophysical phenomena ⓘ
spacecraftBus Inertial Upper Stage payload ⓘ
status deorbited ⓘ
studied active galactic nuclei ⓘ
gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
pulsars ⓘ
solar flares ⓘ
supernova remnants ⓘ
wavelengthRangeObserved gamma rays ⓘ

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Spitzer Space Telescope → relatedMission → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Great Observatories program → includes → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Great Observatories program → telescopeRole → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory provided gamma-ray observations ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope → predecessor → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Chandra X-ray Observatory → relatedMission → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center → hostMissionArchive → CGRO (Compton Gamma Ray Observatory) ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → carriedInstrument → Burst and Transient Source Experiment ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → carriedInstrument → Imaging Compton Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → carriedInstrument → Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → abbreviation → CGRO ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
NASA astrophysics observatories → includes → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-37 → primaryPayload → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-37 → evaPurpose → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory antenna deployment ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
STS-37 → payload → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment → operatedOn → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment → spacecraft → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment → partOfMission → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory mission ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
GRO → fullName → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → acronym → CGRO ⓘ
subject linked to: GRO
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
EGRET → fullName → Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope ⓘ
subject linked to: GRO
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
COMPTEL → fullName → Imaging Compton Telescope ⓘ
subject linked to: GRO
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
EGRET → fullName → Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
EGRET → acronymFor → Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
EGRET → onSpacecraft → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
EGRET → partOfMission → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
EGRET → hostObservatory → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ