ROSAT
German space observatory
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Summary
ROSAT is a space telescope[1].
Key Facts
- Instance of: X-ray telescope[2], artificial satellite[3]
- Operator: German Space Operations Center[4]
- Space launch vehicle: Delta II[5]
- Country of origin: Germany[6]
- Powered by: spacecraft solar array[7]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: June 1, 1990[8]
- Time of object orbit decay: October 23, 2011[9]
- Significant event: rocket launch[10], service retirement[11], atmospheric entry[12]
- Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A[13]
- Length: 8.9 m[14]
- Height: 2.2 m[15]
- Width: 4.7 m[16]
- Mass: 2426 kg[17]