Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

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The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a NASA space telescope dedicated primarily to detecting and studying gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy astrophysical phenomena.

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instanceOf NASA space observatory ⓘ
gamma-ray observatory ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
abbreviation Swift ⓘ
capability autonomous rapid slewing to new targets ⓘ
collaboration Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
cosparId 2004-047A ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dataPolicy public data archive ⓘ
dataUsage time-domain astronomy ⓘ
formerName Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission ⓘ
instrument Burst Alert Telescope ⓘ
Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope ⓘ
X-Ray Telescope ⓘ
launchContractor Boeing ⓘ
launchDate 2004-11-20 ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A ⓘ
launchVehicle Delta II 7320-10C ⓘ
linked to: Delta rocket
massAtLaunch approximately 1500 kilograms ⓘ
missionType astronomy ⓘ
gamma-ray burst astronomy ⓘ
namesake Neil Gehrels ⓘ
nssdcId 2004-047A ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
orbitInclination 20.6 degrees ⓘ
orbitPeriod about 96 minutes ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
pointingCapability rapid response to gamma-ray burst triggers ⓘ
primaryMission detection of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
study of high-energy astrophysical phenomena ⓘ
program NASA Medium Explorer program ⓘ
renamedInHonorOf Neil Gehrels ⓘ
renamedYear 2018 ⓘ
scientificObjective follow-up multi-wavelength observations of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
rapid localization of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
study of active galactic nuclei ⓘ
study of black holes ⓘ
study of neutron stars ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
telescopeType multi-wavelength observatory ⓘ
wavelengthCoverage X-rays ⓘ
gamma rays ⓘ
optical ⓘ
ultraviolet ⓘ

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NASA Astrophysics Division → overseesMission → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
Goddard Space Flight Center → developed → Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission ⓘ
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Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes → dataSource → Swift UVOT ⓘ
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NASA APD → overseesMission → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory → formerName → Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission ⓘ
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NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program → notableMission → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
Neil Gehrels → honorificEponym → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
Burst Alert Telescope → partOf → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
Burst Alert Telescope → spacecraft → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope → partOf → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
NASA astrophysics observatories → includes → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
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UVOT → partOf → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
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UVOT → mountedOn → Swift spacecraft ⓘ
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Swift → fullName → Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ⓘ
subject linked to: Swift satellite
Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall → observedUsing → NASA Swift satellite ⓘ
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