Chandra X-ray Observatory
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory, previously known as the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, is a Flagship-class space telescope launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 by NASA on July 23, 1999. Wikipedia
Launch date: July 23, 1999
Cost: 1.65 billion USD
Manufacturers: Northrop Grumman Corporation and TRW Inc.
Orbit height: 65,437.8 mi
Launch site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Location: Cambridge, Mass.
Speed on orbit: 1.056 miles/s