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
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 7
- Mass
- 480
- Orbital period
- 96.4
- Image
- BeppoSAX.jpg
- Width
- 2.7
- Length
- 3.6
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- BeppoSAX
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1996-04-30
- name
- Satellite per Astronomia X
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.00136
- periapsis
- 575
- apoapsis
- 594
- orbital inclination
- 4
- time of object orbit decay
- 2003-04-29
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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 of the Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes (NIVR). The prime contractor for the space segment was Alenia while Nuova Telespazio led the development of the ground segment. Most of the scientific instruments were developed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) while the Wide Field Cameras were developed by the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) and the LECS was developed by the astrophysics division of the European Space Agency's ESTEC facility.
BeppoSAX was named in honour of the Italian physicist Giuseppe "Beppo" Occhialini. SAX stands for "Satellite per Astronomia a raggi X" or "Satellite for X-ray Astronomy".