Chandra X-ray Observatory

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The Chandra X-ray Observatory is a space-based telescope that observes high-energy X-ray emissions from hot regions of the universe, such as exploded stars, galaxy clusters, and matter around black holes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA space observatory ⓘ
X-ray observatory ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
acronymOfFormerName Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AXAF ⓘ
angularResolution 0.5 arcseconds ⓘ
apogeeAltitude ≈133,000 km ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dataArchive Chandra Data Archive ⓘ
focalLength 10 m ⓘ
fundingAgency NASA ⓘ
instrument Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer ⓘ
High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer ⓘ
High Resolution Camera ⓘ
Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer ⓘ
instrumentAbbreviation ACIS ⓘ
HETGS ⓘ
HRC ⓘ
LETGS ⓘ
launchDate 1999-07-23 ⓘ
launchedBy STS-93 ⓘ
launchPad LC-39B ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
manufacturer TRW ⓘ
mass ≈4800 kg ⓘ
missionDurationExtended indefinite ⓘ
missionDurationPlanned 5 years ⓘ
missionType X-ray astronomy ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
namedAfter Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ
notableObservation X-ray emission from the center of the Milky Way ⓘ
X-ray jets from quasars ⓘ
detailed images of the Crab Nebula ⓘ
operatedBy NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitalPeriod ≈64 hours ⓘ
orbitClass highly elliptical orbit ⓘ
orbitType high Earth orbit ⓘ
perigeeAltitude ≈16,000 km ⓘ
power ≈2000 W ⓘ
predecessor Einstein Observatory ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter 1.2 m ⓘ
program NASA Great Observatories program ⓘ
relatedMission Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
scientificObjective observe high-energy X-ray emissions ⓘ
study dark matter distribution in clusters ⓘ
study galaxy clusters ⓘ
study matter around black holes ⓘ
study neutron stars ⓘ
study supernova remnants ⓘ
spacecraftBus TRW spacecraft bus ⓘ
spacecraftType space telescope ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
telescopeType Wolter type I grazing-incidence telescope ⓘ
wavelengthRange 0.1–10 keV ⓘ
X-ray ⓘ
website https://chandra.harvard.edu/ ⓘ

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NASA Astrophysics Division → overseesMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope → relatedMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Great Observatories program → includes → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Great Observatories program → telescopeRole → Chandra X-ray Observatory provides X-ray observations ⓘ
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Carina Nebula → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NASA APD → overseesMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Chandra X-ray Observatory → alsoKnownAs → AXAF ⓘ
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Chandra X-ray Observatory → acronymOfFormerName → Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility ⓘ
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Chandra X-ray Observatory → instrumentAbbreviation → HETGS ⓘ
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High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center → hostMissionArchive → Chandra (selected data products) ⓘ
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NASA spacecraft → includes → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
SN 1572 → remnantObservedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 6530 → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
subject linked to: Open cluster NGC 6530
Local Hot Bubble → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Eagle Nebula → imagedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
M31* → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
SN 1987A → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Trifid Nebula → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
N66 → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
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NGC 604 → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
30 Doradus → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Tarantula Nebula → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 346 → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Centaurus Cluster → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Riccardo Giacconi → knownFor → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
OV-102 → carriedPayload → Chandra X-ray Observatory (STS-93) ⓘ
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Chandra X-ray Center → supportsMission → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Chandra X-ray Center → partOf → Chandra Project ⓘ
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Messier 16 → imagedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → otherGreatObservatories → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
OV-102 Columbia → carriedPayload → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 3372 → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Eta Carinae → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Hickson Compact Group 92 → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
HCG 92 → observedByTelescope → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 7318B → studiedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
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NGC 7319 → hasObservationInstrument → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NGC 7318B → observedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
NASA astrophysics observatories → includes → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → primaryPayload → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → payload → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → associatedObservatory → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
STS-93 → missionPatchDepicts → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Wolter type I grazing-incidence telescope → usedIn → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Einstein Observatory → followedBy → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer → partOf → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer → spacecraft → Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer → mission → Chandra X-ray Observatory mission ⓘ
linked to: Chandra X-ray Observatory