ART-XC
| Mission type | Space observatory |
|---|---|
| Operator | Russia, Russian Space Research Institute Germany, German Aerospace Center |
| Mission duration | ≈ 7 years; until late 2026 to early 2027 (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Spektr-RG |
| Manufacturer | Russian Space Research Institute and All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Experimental Physics |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 July 2019, 12:31 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 45/1 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Second Lagrange point (L2) |
| Main | |
| Name | ART-XC |
| Type | Wolter-I |
| Wavelengths | X-rays |
The Astronomical Roentgen Telescope X-ray Concentrator (ART-XC) is an X-ray telescope with a grazing incidence mirror that is capable of capturing high energy X-ray photons within the 5-30 keV energy range. This telescope is one of the two X-ray telescopes on the Spektr-RG (SRG) mission. The other telescope that SRG carries is eROSITA. The observatory was launched on 13 July 2019 via a Proton rocket from the Russian launch site Baikonur in Kazakhstan.