The launch of High Energy Transient Explorer 2

Details The launch of High Energy Transient Explorer 2 The launch of High Energy Transient Explorer 2

Jul 2001

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The Astronomical Herald (ISSN 0374-2466), Vol. 94, No. 7, p. 287 - 301 (2001)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Space Missions, Gamma-Ray Bursts

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The High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE-2), a small scientific satellite designed to detect and localize gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), was launched successfully on October 9, 2000. HETE-2 monitors the sky field with a radius of 40 degrees centered on the anti-sun direction in soft X-ray to gamma-ray energy bands. The location of the GRB detected in this field is determined onboard, quickly sent to the ground, and will be distributed to interested ground-based observers within seconds of burst detection, thereby allowing detailed observations of the initial phases of GRBs. In this article I review the history of the HETE project since it was conceived in 1983, and present its current status after the launch.

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