Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
NASA/GSFC |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Astrophysics |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
537 |
Apogee (km) |
556 |
Eccentricity |
0.00137352707294152 |
Inclination (degrees) |
25.6 |
Period (minutes) |
95.6 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4303 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
11-06-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
General Dynamics |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2008-029A |
NORAD Number |
33053 |
Comments |
Will study the cosmos in the photon energy range of 8,000 electronvolts (8 keV) to greater than 300 billion electronvolts (300 GeV). |