observational data for the stupendous explosion of GRB 080916C was captured by the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope satellite that was launched June 11, 2008 / there are two instruments on this research satellite / the Large Area Telescope (LAT) with a field of view of 20& of the sky is in a low orbit with a period of 95 minutes and the LAT can sweep across most of the sky 16X per day / the five year design lifetime is expected to last a decade / as does most space astronomy research, this project relies upon international cooperation / partners include NASA, the US Departament of Energy and research institutions in France, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the USA picture SpectrumAstro/NASA
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