Uhuru
Uhuru was NASA's first dedicated celestial X-ray astronomy mission. From low Earth orbit it surveyed the sky in the 2–20 keV band, producing a comprehensive catalogue of X-ray sources and establishing a foundation for high-energy astronomy.
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- SAS-1 missionSAS-AExplorer 42Small Astronomy Satellite 1
- Name
- Uhuru
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Uhuru was NASA's first dedicated celestial X-ray astronomy mission. From low Earth orbit it surveyed the sky in the 2–20 keV band, producing a comprehensive catalogue of X-ray sources and establishing a foundation for high-energy astronomy.
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit
- End Date
- 1973-03-01
- Outcome
- Uhuru completed a uniform all-sky X-ray survey, detected hundreds of sources, and demonstrated the scientific value of dedicated orbital X-ray observatories.
- Start Date
- 1970-12-12
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 14:43:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 14:43:28 UTC
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