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BBXRT

Broad Band X-ray Telescope

Type

Space Telescope

Launch

Dec. 2, 1990

Target

Universe

Objective

Perform X-ray observations of galactic and extragalactic objects
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The ASTRO-1 payload aboard the space station Columbia
The space shuttle Columbia carried the ASTRO-1 payload, shown in this illustration, into orbit in December 1990. The payload included the Broad Band X-ray Telescope.
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