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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

(CGRO, GRO)
(1990s space observatory for gamma ray observation)

The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO or GRO) was a spacecraft observing gamma rays. It was launched in 1991 and functioned until 2000. Instruments include:

CGRO carried out some surveys and caught gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) including a very strong burst in early 1999.

(telescope,gamma rays,spacecraft,NASA,transients,past)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGRO
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cgro/index.html
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cgro/cgro/
https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/dev/hillger/cgro.htm
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A%26AS...97....5G/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994ApJS...92..351G/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995PASP..107..606S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996A%26AS..120C...1G/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996RvMA....9...49S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996MmSAI..67...73G/abstract
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cgro.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Compton-Gamma-Ray-Observatory
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1991-027B
WaveLFreqPhoton
Energy		  
41pm7.3EHz30keVbeginCompton Gamma Ray Observatory
62pm4.9EHz20keVendCompton Gamma Ray Observatory
PrefixExample  
2EG2EG J0809+51172nd EGRET catalog
2EGS2EGS J1418-60492EG supplement
3EG3EG J1621+82033rd EGRET catalog
GROGRO J1655-40 

Referenced by pages:
Compton telescope
gamma rays (GR)
General Coordinates Network (GCN)
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
GRO J1655-40
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