Active Missions

AGILE - first and unique combination of a gamma-ray and an hard X-ray imager. (2007 - present)

Chandra - 64-hour highly-eccentric Earth orbit with unprecedented x-ray imaging. (1999 - present)

HETE-2 - High Energy Transient Explorer. Gamma-ray burst detections and localizations. (2000 - present)

INTEGRAL - International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory. High spectral and spatial resolution. (2002 - present)

RXTE - Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. Very large collecting area and all-sky monitoring of bright sources combined with good timing. (1995 - present)

Suzaku - First satellite to carry a new type of X-ray spectrometer, the X-ray micro-calorimeter. Broad energy range. (2005 - present)

Swift - Autonomous spacecraft response to GRB. Accurate position estimates within minutes. Multiwavelength observations. (2004 - present)

XMM-Newton - Very large collecting area. Simulataneous X-ray & Optical observations. (1999 - present)