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Broad Band X-ray Telescope (BBXRT)
Located in orbit above Earth
Launch date
December 2, 1990
Launched by
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-35)
Mission duration
Nine days, deorbited December 11, 1990
Light observed
X-ray
Website
BBXRT's homepage