Gamma (satellite)
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Gamma was a Soviet gamma ray telescope. It was launched on 11 July 1990 into an orbit around Earth with a height of 375 km and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. It lasted for around 2 years. On board the mission were three telescopes, all of which could be pointed at the same source. The project was a joint Soviet-French project.[4]
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Operator | RKA |
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COSPAR ID | 1990-058A |
SATCAT no. | 20683 |
Mission duration | 2 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Soyuz |
Launch mass | 7,350 kg (16,200 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | July 11, 1990 (1990-07-11) |
Rocket | Soyuz-U2[2][3] |
Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5[3] |
End of mission | |
Decay date | February 28, 1992 (1992-02-28) |
Orbital parameters | |
Eccentricity | 0.00326 |
Perigee altitude | 190 km[2] |
Apogee altitude | 233 km[2] |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Period | 88.45 min |
Main | |
Wavelengths | Gamma ray |
Instruments | |
Gamma-1 telescope (50 MeV to 6 GeV)[4] Disk-M telescope (20 keV to 5 MeV)[4] Pulsar X-2 telescope (2–25 keV)[4] | |
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