Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (慧眼), launched in 2017.
As of: 01 Jun 2026.
ongoingX-ray telescope
Insight-HXMT (Huiyan)
慧眼
As of: 01/06/2026Planned: 2017
Sombrero Galaxy in infrared light — NASA/JPL-Caltech and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public Domain · Source →
Overview
Quick facts
- Status
- ongoing
- Planned
- 2017
- Operator
- CAS
Mission goals
- Studying neutron stars, black holes and other compact objects in the hard X-ray band
Timeline / milestones
- 2017Launch
- 2017–presentContributed to multimessenger observations, including neutron-star mergers
Scientific results / significance
China's first astronomical X-ray space telescope; contributed to multimessenger observations of neutron-star mergers.
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