RXTE
NASA’s RXTE (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer) satellite collected information about the extreme environments that surround black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and other cosmic objects that emit X-rays.
past Mission
Type
Space telescope
Launch
Dec. 30, 1995
Wavelength
X-rays
Decommissioned
Jan. 12, 2012
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Technicians work on RXTE in 1995.
Credit: NASA/Goddard
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