Chandra X-ray Observatory
Located in elliptical orbit above Earth's surface
- Launch date
- July 23, 1999
- Launched by
- Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-93)
- Launch location
- John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL
- Mission Duration
- Planned 5 years, currently in orbit
- Light Observed
- X-ray
- Website
- Chandra's Homepage