High Energy Transient Explorer photograph

High Energy Transient Explorer

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Launch dateNovember 4, 1996
Inclination38°
ManufacturersAeroAstro Inc
Perigee altitude487 kilometres (303 mi)
Launch sitesWallops Flight Facility
Bucholz Army Airfield
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1845006
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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.

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