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The mission

Integral was the first space observatory to simultaneously observe objects in gamma rays, X-rays, and visible light. Its principal targets were violent explosions known as gamma-ray bursts, powerful phenomena such as supernova explosions, and regions in the Universe thought to contain black holes.

 

  • Launch: 17 October 2002
  • Mission end: 28 February 2025
  • Orbit: highly elliptical around Earth
  • Observed: gamma rays, X-rays, visible light
  • Targets: gamma-ray bursts, black holes, supernovae
Integral
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