AGILE high-energy gamma-ray observatory spacecraft
AGILE was Italy's compact high-energy observatory spacecraft, combining gamma-ray and hard-X-ray astronomy with rapid transient alerts and observations of cosmic and terrestrial gamma-ray sources from near-equatorial low Earth orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AGILEAstro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero2007-013A
- Family Name
- AGILE
- Full Name
- AGILE high-energy gamma-ray observatory spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatory
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- AGILE was Italy's compact high-energy observatory spacecraft, combining gamma-ray and hard-X-ray astronomy with rapid transient alerts and observations of cosmic and terrestrial gamma-ray sources from near-equatorial low Earth orbit.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 0.8
- Length M
- 1.7
- Width M
- 2
- First Flight Year
- 2,007
- Last Flight Year
- 2,024
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 352
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 10:43:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 10:43:39 UTC
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