Abstract:
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly named GLAST) was designed and built by NASA, the United States Department of Energy, and agencies in France, Germany, Italy,...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly named GLAST) was designed and built by NASA, the United States Department of Energy, and agencies in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Sweden. It launched in June of 2008 and has been observing the gamma-ray sky for over 6 months. This paper describes the mission overview and the mission systems; outlines how the instruments work; summarizes the on-orbit activation, and discusses the recent science highlights.
Published in: 2009 IEEE Aerospace conference
Date of Conference: 07-14 March 2009
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 24 April 2009
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