(Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, XTE, X-ray Timing Explorer, Explorer 69)
(space mission to time X-ray variations)
RXTE (or Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer or earlier,
XTE or X-ray Timing Explorer)
was a NASAMedium-class Explorer Program (MIDEX)X-ray space mission
in operation from 1995 to 2016.
Its goal was observing X-rays from compact objects
(such as X-ray pulsars)
including timing information of their pulses and variation.
Instruments: