NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2004-047A
The Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer is a three-telescope space observatory for studying gamma ray bursts (GRBs) and monitoring the afterglow in X-ray, and UV/Visible light at the location of a burst. The burst detection rate is 100 per year, with a sensitivity ~3 times fainter than the BATSE detector aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. The Swift mission was launched with a nominal on-orbit lifetime of two years.
Swift is a NASA Midex (medium-class Explorer) mission. It was the third to be launched, following IMAGE and WMAP.
Launch Date: 2004-11-20
Launch Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 1470 kg
Nominal Power: 1040 W
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. Joseph A. Dezio | Project Manager | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | joe.dezio@nasa.gov |
Dr. Neil Gehrels | Mission Principal Investigator | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
The Swift Data Archive at HEASARC
Burst Alert Telescope (BAT)
Ultraviolet and Optical Telescope (UVOT)
X-Ray Telescope (XRT)