Suggestion for New Satellite
Suggested by ENSFNM on: 2024-08-05 12:37
Citation: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/einstein-probe
Verdict: Approved
Reviewed by - on: 2024-08-08 08:43
| Name | Einstein Probe |
| NORAD ID | 58753 |
| Followed NORAD ID | - |
| Alternative Names | EP |
| Description | The Einstein Probe (EP) is an X-ray space telescope mission by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in partnership with European Space Agency (ESA) and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) dedicated to time-domain high-energy astrophysics. The primary goals are "to discover high-energy transients and monitor variable objects". The telescope was launched by a Long March 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China, on 9 January 2024, at 07:03 UTC. |
| Owner/Operator | ESA |
| Status |
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| Countries of Origin | |
| Website | https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Einstein_Probe_factsheet |
| Dashboard URL | - |
| Launch Date | Jan. 9, 2024, midnight |
| Deploy Date | - |
| Image |  |