BEPPOSAX: the italian X-ray astronomy satellite





This is an artist's impression of the BeppoSAX satellite. This spacecraft, launched on April 30, 1996, observed until April 30, 2002, the X-ray sky with an unprecedented 0.1-300 keV spectral coverage.



Art Credit: Aldo Spizzichino, TeSRE/CNR


BeppoSAX is dead... Thank you BeppoSAX!
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