ROSAT

ROSAT (ROentgen SATellite) was an X-ray observatory developed through a cooperative program between Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It detected the first X-ray emission from comets in 1996, and observed Jupiter, stars and star clusters, supernova remnants, neutron stars, black holes, galaxies, and galaxy clusters.

past Mission

Type

Space telescope

Launch

June 1, 1990

Wavelength

X-rays

Operations ceased

Feb. 12, 1999

Image of the ROSAT spacecraft

Artist's concept of ROSAT (Roentgen Satellite).

Credit: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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