Extended Mission
Chandra X-ray Observatory
Chandra flies in a highly elliptical orbit that keeps it above Earth's radiation belts for long observing windows. Its sharp X-ray vision has mapped galaxy clusters, neutron stars and energetic cosmic explosions.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Observatory
TYPE
Telescope
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
NASA
LAUNCH DATE
Jul 23, 1999
LAUNCH SITE
Cape Canaveral
ORBIT CLASS
GEO
ALTITUDE · KM
74,416
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
3,809.11
INCLINATION · DEG
56.22
APOGEE · KM
137,721
PERIGEE · KM
11,110
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