High Energy Transient Explorer
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Launch date | November 4, 1996 |
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Inclination | 38° |
Manufacturers | AeroAstro Inc |
Perigee altitude | 487 kilometres (303 mi) |
Launch sites | Wallops Flight Facility |
Bucholz Army Airfield | |
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ID | 1845006 |
About High Energy Transient Explorer
The High Energy Transient Explorer was an American astronomical satellite with international participation. The prime objective of HETE was to carry out the first multiwavelength study of gamma-ray bursts with UV, X-ray, and gamma-ray instruments mounted on a single, compact spacecraft.