HETE 1

NASA’s HETE 1 (High Energy Transient Explorer 1) mission was to have been an international mission to carry out the first multiwavelength study of gamma-ray bursts using ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray instruments. The launch vehicle’s upper stage failed to release the satellite, which lost all power several days after launch.

past Mission

Type

Space telescope

Launch

Nov. 4, 1996

Wavelength

Multiwavelength

re-entry

April 7, 2002

HETE-1 on a white background.

This artist's concept shows HETE 1 (High Energy Transient Explorer 1).

Credit: NASA

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