Einstein (HEAO-2)
The Einstein Observatory was NASA's HEAO-2 imaging X-ray mission, launched into low Earth orbit on November 13, 1978. Its focused telescope and imaging detectors transformed observations of diffuse and faint X-ray sources during operations through 1981.
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- Aliases
- EinsteinHEAO-2HEAO-BEinstein Observatory
- Name
- Einstein (HEAO-2)
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- The Einstein Observatory was NASA's HEAO-2 imaging X-ray mission, launched into low Earth orbit on November 13, 1978. Its focused telescope and imaging detectors transformed observations of diffuse and faint X-ray sources during operations through 1981.
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit for focused X-ray imaging and spectroscopy
- End Date
- 1981-04-15
- Outcome
- Einstein delivered the first broad, focused imaging survey in space X-ray astronomy and operated until April 1981.
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 1978-11-13
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 16:05:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 17:19:48 UTC
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