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Satellite INTEGRAL in Proton fairing. Artwork

by

ESA/D.Ducros/Novapix

Reference

e-sou15-90007

Date

2009-04-17

Integral (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) is the first space observatory that can simultaneously observe objects in gamma rays, X-rays, and visible light. Its principal targets are violent explosions known as gamma-ray bursts, powerful phenomena such as supernova explosions, and regions in the Universe thought to contain black holes. Launched on 17 October 2002 (Proton launcher from Baikonur, Kazakhstan).