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AGILE

AGILE was the Italian Space Agency's high-energy astrophysics mission, designed for rapid gamma-ray and hard-X-ray observations of cosmic transients, compact objects, and terrestrial gamma-ray flashes.

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Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero missionAGILE mission
Name
AGILE
Status
completed

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Description
AGILE was the Italian Space Agency's high-energy astrophysics mission, designed for rapid gamma-ray and hard-X-ray observations of cosmic transients, compact objects, and terrestrial gamma-ray flashes.
Destination
550 km circular near-equatorial low Earth orbit at 2.5 degrees inclination
End Date
2024-01-18
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Outcome
AGILE operated for nearly 17 years, producing high-energy observations and rapid transient alerts before scientific operations ended on 18 January 2024.
Start Date
2007-04-23
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Creation Time
August 1, 2026 at 10:44:08 UTC
Updated Time
August 1, 2026 at 10:44:08 UTC

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AGILE - AeroVia