Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Summary
Chandra X-ray Observatory is a space telescope[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of space telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,345 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[3], Marshall Space Flight Center[4]
- Named after: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar[5]
- Follows: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory[6]
- Followed by: Spitzer Space Telescope[7]
- Manufacturer: TRW Inc.[8], Kodak[9], Ball Aerospace & Technologies[10]
- Part of: Great Observatories program[11]
- Commons category: Chandra X-ray Observatory[12]
- Space launch vehicle: Space Shuttle[13]
- Parent astronomical body: Earth[14]
- Powered by: spacecraft solar array[15], nickel–hydrogen battery[16]
- Type of orbit: highly elliptical orbit[17]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: July 23, 1999[18]
- Significant event: rocket launch[19]
- Official website: https://chandra.harvard.edu/[20], https://cxc.harvard.edu/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chandra X-ray Observatory[22]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.9026344[23]
- Space tug: Inertial Upper Stage[24]
- Carries scientific instrument: High Resolution Camera[25], Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer[26], High Energy Transmission Grating[27], Low Energy Transmission Grating[28]
- Start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B[29]
- Length: 13.8 m[30]
- Orbital inclination: 38.6737 degree[31]
- Width: 4.3 m[32], 19.5 m[33]
- Mass: 5864.9 kg[34], 4789.9 kg[35], 976.6 kg[36]
- Orbital period: 3808.738 minutes[37]
- Focal length: 10 m[38]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Chandra X-ray Observatory include Chandra Deep Field South[39], an astronomical survey[40].
Why It Matters
Chandra X-ray Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
It is credited with the discovery of El Gordo[43], a galaxy cluster[44] and Quintuplet cluster[45], an open cluster[46]. Entities named for it include Chandra Deep Field South[39], an astronomical survey[40].
FAQs
What did Chandra X-ray Observatory discover?
Chandra X-ray Observatory is credited as discoverer of El Gordo[43] and Quintuplet cluster[45].