AGILE (satellite)

AGILE
A model of the satellite
Mission typeGamma-ray astronomy
OperatorASI
COSPAR ID2007-013A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.31135
Websiteagile.rm.iasf.cnr.it
Mission duration3 years (planned)
16 years and 10 months[1]
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerOHB (in the Milano site), ex Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio
Launch mass352 kilograms (776 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date23 April 2007, 10:00:00 (2007-04-23UTC10Z) UTC
RocketPSLV C8
Launch siteSatish Dhawan SLP
ContractorISRO
End of mission
Decay dateFebruary 2024
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Semi-major axis6,892.13 kilometres (4,282.57 mi)
Eccentricity0.0017574
Perigee altitude509 kilometres (316 mi)
Apogee altitude533 kilometres (331 mi)
Inclination2.47 degrees
Period94.90 minutes
Epoch4 December 2013, 04:13:37 UTC[2]

AGILE (Astro‐Rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero) was an X-ray and gamma ray astronomical satellite of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Launched in 2007, it de-orbited in February 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "AGILE - Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero". agile.rm.iasf.cnr.it.
  2. ^ Peat, Chris (4 December 2013). "AGILE - Orbit". Heavens Above. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. ^ "ATel #16450: The AGILE satellite ceased operations and re-entered today into the atmosphere". The Astronomer's Telegram.

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