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INTEGRAL

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A European Space Agency gamma-ray space telescope launched in 2002, its name short for International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory, built to observe some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe including gamma-ray bursts, black holes and neutron stars. Its instruments combine gamma-ray imaging with simultaneous X-ray and optical monitoring of the same targets.

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Operational
from 2002 2
Open to Visitors
No 2
Classification
Observing Band
Gamma-ray 1
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European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Wikipedia: European Space AgencyArticle text
NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source INTEGRAL (Wikipedia)Article text
Roscosmos, Space Agencies and Companies

RKA (Russian Aviation and Space Agency) is the historical name for the agency this atlas models as the continuous Roscosmos entity.

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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOperated By: Roscosmos, INTEGRAL
Quote, Operated By: Roscosmos, INTEGRAL
Operator: ESA / RKA / NASA
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2. INTEGRAL (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    was a space telescope for observing gamma rays of energies up to 8 MeV
  • INTEGRAL, Wikipedia - lead section, observing band (gammaray)
    In the MeV energy range, it is the most sensitive gamma ray observatory in space.
  • Article text: start of operations
    The INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) was a space telescope for observing gamma rays of energies up to 8 MeV. It was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) into Earth orbit in 2002, and is designed to provide imaging and spectroscopy of cosmic sources.
  • Operated By: NASA, Article text
    Cooperation partners are the Russian Space Agency with IKI (military CP Command Punkt KW) and NASA.
  • In Group: X-ray and Gamma-Ray Space Observatories, Lead sentence
    The INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) was a space telescope for observing gamma rays of energies up to 8 MeV.
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Wikipedia: European Space Agency
Wikimedia FoundationOperated By: European Space Agency, Article text
Quote, Operated By: European Space Agency, Article text
Cassini-Huygens was a joint NASA-ESA mission, along with the Infrared Space Observatory, INTEGRAL, SOHO, and others.
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