GRIS FLIGHT RECORD
| Date and Duration |
Launch Site |
Targets Observed |
Highlights |
| 1 May 88 |
Alice Springs, Australia |
SN1987A |
Detection of 847, 1238 SN lines from 56Co. First resolution of SN lines. Detection of narrow GC 511 line at flux level comparable to the late 70's. |
| 24 hours |
galactic center |
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Crab Nebula |
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28 Oct. 1988 |
Alice Springs, Australia |
SN1987A |
Confirmation of SN line widths and detection of 2599 line. First resolution of GC 511 line. Limit on GP 511 line. 26Al detection from GC and GP. |
| 44 hours |
galactic center |
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galactic plane (l=335) |
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Crab Nebula |
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31 May 90 |
Fort Sumner, NM |
Crab Nebula |
High res. spectrum of Crab. Upper limits on 70 and 545 lines. |
| 21 hours |
Sco X-1 |
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NGC 4151 |
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| 26 Apr. 92 |
Alice Springs, Australia |
galactic center |
Detection of GC 511 line and confirmation of line width. First flight of enriched Ge detector. BATSE x-ray nova 4U1543-47. |
| 14 hours |
4U1543-47 |
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| 7 May 92 |
Alice Springs, Australia |
galactic center |
Detection of GC 511 line. Confirmation of line width. Upper limit on 511 line from the AGN NGC 1068, high res. spectrum of Vela X-1. |
| 24 hours |
NGC 1068 |
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Vela X-1 |
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Crab Nebula |
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| 25 Sept. 93 |
Fort Sumner, NM |
Cyg X-1 |
High res. spectrum of Cyg X-1 and Crab. Upper limits on 70, 511 and 545 lines. NGC 4151 extreme low state confirmed. |
| 24 hours |
NGC 4151 |
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Crab Nebula |
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| 4 Oct. 95 |
Alice Springs, Australia |
growth curves |
Leaker balloon with lots of atmospheric growth curve data. Wide-Field Collimator configuration (WFCC) with active blocking crystal. |
| 24 hours |
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| 24 Oct. 95 |
Alice Springs, Australia |
galactic center |
Drift scans of the galactic center and plane detect 511 and 1809 lines. First high resolution gamma-ray cosmic diffuse background spectrum (blocking crystal mode). |
| 36 hours |
galactic pole (S) |
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galactic plane (l=240) |
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| 14 Nov. 95 |
Alice Springs, Australia |
CZT background |
Unique measurements of fully shielded (internal) CZT background. |
| 12 hours |
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