It was the first X-ray mission capable of simultaneously observing targets over more than 3 orders-of-magnitude of energy, from 0.1 to 300 kiloelectronvolts (keV) with relatively large area, good (for the time) energy resolution and imaging capabilities (with a spatial resolution of 1 arc minute between 0.1 and 10 keV).
Itu adalah misi X-ray pertama yang mampu secara bersamaan mengamati target selama lebih dari 3 dekade energi, 0,1-300 kiloelectronvolts (keV) dengan daerah yang relatif besar, baik (untuk saat ini) resolusi energi dan pencitraan kemampuan (dengan resolusi spasial 1 menit busur antara 0,1 dan 10 keV).
BeppoSAX was a major programme of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) with the participation of the Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes (NIVR).
BeppoSAX merupakan program utama Badan Antariksa Italia (ASI) dengan partisipasi dari Badan Belanda untuk Program Aerospace (NIVR).
Most of the scientific instruments were developed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) while the Wide Field Cameras were developed by the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) and the LECS was developed by the astrophysics division of the European Space Agency's ESTEC facility.
Sebagian besar instrumen ilmiah dikembangkan oleh Italia National Research Council (CNR) sedangkan Kamera Wide Field dikembangkan oleh Belanda Institute for Space Research (SRON) dan LECS dikembangkan oleh divisi astrofisika fasilitas ESTEC Badan Antariksa Eropa.
BeppoSAX was named in honour of the Italian physicist Giuseppe "Beppo" Occhialini.
BeppoSAX itu dinamai untuk menghormati fisikawan Italia Giuseppe "Beppo" Occhialini.
SAX stands for "Satellite per Astronomia a raggi X" or "Satellite for X-ray Astronomy".
SAX adalah singkatan dari "Satellite per Astronomia a raggi X" atau "satelit untuk Astronomi X-ray".
X-ray observations cannot be performed from ground-based telescopes, since Earth's atmosphere blocks most of the incoming radiation.
Pengamatan X-ray tidak dapat dilakukan dari teleskop berbasis darat, karena blok atmosfer bumi sebagian besar radiasi yang masuk.
One of BeppoSAX's main achievements was the identification of numerous gamma-ray bursts with extra-galactic objects.
Salah satu prestasi utama BeppoSAX adalah identifikasi berbagai ledakan sinar gamma dengan benda-benda ekstra-galaksi.
Launched by an Atlas-Centaur on 30 April 1996 into a low inclination (<4 degree) low-Earth orbit, the expected operating life of two years was extended to April 30, 2002, due to high scientific interest in the mission and the continued good technical status.
Diluncurkan oleh Atlas-Centaur pada 30 April 1996 menjadi kecenderungan rendah (<4 derajat) orbit Bumi rendah, masa operasi yang diharapkan dari dua tahun diperpanjang sampai dengan 30 April 2002 karena minat ilmiah yang tinggi
After this date, the orbit started to decay rapidly and various subsystems were starting to fail making it no longer worthwhile to conduct scientific observations.
Setelah tanggal ini, orbit mulai rusak dengan cepat dan berbagai subsistem yang mulai gagal sehingga tidak lagi berharga untuk melakukan pengamatan ilmiah.
On April 29, 2003, the satellite ended its life falling into the Pacific Ocean.
Pada tanggal 29 April 2003, satelit berakhir hidupnya jatuh ke Samudera Pasifik.
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BeppoSAX Mission Overview, Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series, Vol. 122, April II 1997, 299-307 De Kort, N., Ruimteonderzoek, de horizon voorbij, Veen/SRON, 2003 Low Energy Concentrator Spectrometer (LECS) 0.1-10 keV, A&A Supplement series, Vol. 122, April II 1997, 309-326 Medium Energy Concentrator Spectrometer (MECS) 0.1-10 keV, A&A Supplement series, Vol. 122, April II 1997, 327-340 High pressure Gas Scintillator Proportional Counter (HPGSPC), A&A Supplement series, Vol. 122, April II 1997, 341-356 Phoswich Detection System (PDS) 15-300 keV, A&A Supplement series, Vol. 122, April II 1997, 357-369 Wide Field Camera 2-28 keV, A&A Supplement series, Vol. 125, November 1997, 557-572 Piro, L. e.a., SAX Observer's Handbook, 1995 BeppoSAX Science Data Center Diarsipkan 2020-02-01 di Wayback Machine.