Spektr-RG
Spektr-RG is the physical Russian-German X-ray observatory launched on July 13, 2019 aboard Proton-M/DM-03 from Baikonur to a Sun-Earth L2 halo orbit. The spacecraft hosts the independent eROSITA and ART-XC telescopes. ART-XC continued observing after eROSITA entered safe mode in February 2022, completed eight all-sky scans in December 2025, and entered further scientific observations in 2026.
Identity
- Aliases
- Spektr-RGSpectrum-Roentgen-GammaSRGSpectrum-X-GammaSXG
- Name
- Spektr-RG
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Spektr-RG is the physical Russian-German X-ray observatory launched on July 13, 2019 aboard Proton-M/DM-03 from Baikonur to a Sun-Earth L2 halo orbit. The spacecraft hosts the independent eROSITA and ART-XC telescopes. ART-XC continued observing after eROSITA entered safe mode in February 2022, completed eight all-sky scans in December 2025, and entered further scientific observations in 2026.
- First Flight Date
- 2019-07-13
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/srg/about/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 4, 2026 at 21:51:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:51:24 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2019-07-13