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Payload / Mission

Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))

Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is a Chinese X-ray space observatory. This will be China's first astronomy satellite, and it is tasked with observation of black holes, neutron stars and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma ray emissions.