Satellite INTEGRAL. Artwork
auteur: ESA/D.Ducros/Novapix
référence: e-sou15-90005
Image Size 300 DPI: 19 * 18 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).