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Swift

(Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission, Explorer 84)
(satellite for studying gamma-ray bursts)

Swift (or Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, previously the Swift Gamma-ray Burst Mission) is a NASA Medium-class Explorer Program (MIDEX) space observatory specifically for detecting gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their afterglow. Swift was launched in 2004 for a 2-year primary mission, a goal of 5 years' operation, and is still operating in 2024. Its goal was detection of roughly a 100 bursts per year. Instruments:

(telescope,spacecraft,NASA,X-ray,gamma rays,ultraviolet,visible light)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Gamma-Ray_Burst_Mission
http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/
https://swift.asdc.asi.it/
https://www.swift.psu.edu/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004ApJ...611.1005G/abstract
PrefixExample  
SwiftSwift J1745-26 
UVOTSSC1UVOTSSC1 J023436.6-084707 

Referenced by pages:
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
BASS
BAT6
gamma rays (GR)
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
HEASARC
Kepler-Swift Active Galaxies and Stars Survey (KSwAGS)
MAST
Wolter telescope
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