Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope launch. Delta II rocket carrying the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on the launchpad. Fermi is a space observatory that will study high-energy phenomena such as supermassive black holes and gamma ray bursts from a low Earth orbit. It was launched on 11th June 2008 from Cape Canaveral,Florida,USA. It orbits Earth at an altitude of 550 kilometres. Fermi was formerly known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope,or GLAST | |
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