XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton
XMM-NewtonXMM-Newton is an X-ray observatory launched and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), with instruments contributed and funded by ESA member states and NASA (USA). XMM-Newton was successfully launched by an Ariane 5 on the 10th of December of 1999. Its orbit is highly eccentric with a period of ~2 days. Although the original XMM-Newton project was approved for 2 years of scientific operations, all systems and payloads are designed to last for at least 10 years. The XMM-Newton spacecraft is operated by ESOC at Darmstadt (Germany), but the instruments and science operations in general are managed from ESAC at Madrid (Spain). |
| Artistic Views (6 images)
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| Spacecraft (10 images)
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 XMM-Newton |  XMM-Newton 3-D paper model |  XMM-Newton instrument platform |  XMM-Newton logo |  XMM-Newton payload | more > |
| Mirrors (5 images)
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 Light paths |  XMM-Newton mirror |  XMM-Newton mirror modules |  XMM-Newton telescope |  XMM-Newton telescopes |
| EPIC (3 images)
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 EPIC-MOS CCDs |  EPIC-pn CCDs |  Scorpius X-1 |
| RGS (2 images)
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 Reflection Grating Array (RGA) |  RGS Focal Plane Camera (RFC) |
| OM (2 images)
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 OM Filters Wheel |  OM Telescope |
| Conferences (26 images)
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 |  |  10 Years in Orbit: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, XMM-Newton! - Poster |  15 Years in Orbit |  2006 Science Workshop: Group Picture | more > |