Spektr-RG

Spektr-RG
Спектр-РГ
Artist's impression of the deployed Spektr-RG
Mission typeX-ray astronomy[1]
OperatorRussian Space Research Institute, German Aerospace Center
COSPAR ID2019-040A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.44432
Websitesrg.iki.rssi.ru
Mission durationPlanned: 6.5 years[1]
Elapsed: 5 years, 4 months, 9 days
Spacecraft properties
BusNavigator[2]
ManufacturerNPO Lavochkin, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Launch mass2,712 kg (5,979 lb)[1]
Payload mass1,210 kg (2,670 lb)[1]
Power1.8 kW
Start of mission
Launch date13 July 2019, 12:31 (2019-07-13UTC12:31) UTC[1][3]
RocketProton-M[1]
Launch siteBaikonur Site 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference systemSun–Earth L2
RegimeHalo orbit
Main telescope
TypeeROSITA: Wolter
WavelengthsX-ray
Instruments
eROSITA, ART-XC
Spektr program

Spektr-RG (Russian: Спектр-РГ, Spectrum + Röntgen + Gamma; also called Spectrum-X-Gamma, SRG, SXG) is a Russian–German high-energy astrophysics space observatory which was launched on 13 July 2019.[4] It follows on from the Spektr-R satellite telescope launched in 2011.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Zak, Anatoly (16 April 2016). "Spektr-RG to expand horizons of X-ray astronomy". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ Gunter Dirk Krebs. "Spektr-RG (SXG)". Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. ^ ROSCOSMOS. "Spektr-RG (SXG)". Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. ^ Howell, Elizabeth (13 July 2019). "Russia Launches Spektr-RG, a New X-Ray Observatory, into Space". Space.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Russia Successfully Launches Next-Generation Space Telescope". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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