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Satellite INTEGRAL. Artwork
author: ESA/D.Ducros/Novapix
reference: e-sou15-90006
Image Size 300 DPI: 27 * 27 cm
Integral (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory)Â is the first space observatory that can simultaneously observe objects in gamma rays, X-rays, and visible light. Its principal targets are violent explosions known as gamma-ray bursts, powerful phenomena such as supernova explosions, and regions in the Universe thought to contain black holes. Launched on 17 October 2002 (Proton launcher from Baikonur, Kazakhstan).
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