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ROSAT | ||||
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ROSAT | has definition ROentgen SATellite, was an X-ray observatory developed through a cooperative program between the Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The satellite was designed and operated by Germany, and was launched by the United States on June 1, 1990. It was turned off on February 12, 1999. | |
is an instance of grazing-incidence telescope | ||
grazing-incidence telescope | has number of concentric surfaces | |
has acronym XRT | ||
X-ray space telescope | has wavelength sensitivity in gamma ray and X-rays | |
artificial satellite | has attitude control | |
has ground communication station | ||
can have orbit decay date | ||
has launch vehicle | ||
has launch location | ||
has launch date | ||
telescope | has angular resolving power | |
has effective diameter | ||
has aperture | ||
has focal ratio | ||
has operator | ||
has purpose observe celestial objects | ||
has location | ||
instrument | has operator | |
satellite | orbits a more massive physical object | |
has approximately elliptical orbit | ||
has orbital period | ||
has orbital inclination | ||
physical object | has angular momentum | |
has mass | ||
has velocity | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent | ||
has material | ||
artifact | has creator | |
has creation date | ||
has owner |
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