BATSE Home Page CGRO: 5 April, 1991 - 4 June, 2000

 

On 4 June, 2000 NASA removed the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory from orbit. The table below shows the final trigger statistics for the Burst and Transient Source Experiment.

Total Triggers 8021
Gamma Ray Bursts 2704
Solar Flares 1192
Magnetospheric Events 1717
Terrestrial Gamma Flashes 78
Transient Sources 2003
Soft Gamma Repeaters 185
Phosphorescence Spikes 36
Unknown Events 22
Commanded or Accidental 56
Insufficient Data 27
Retrigger on same event 1


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Modification date: 03 Dec, 2001

Author Robert S. Mallozzi
Responsible Manager Steve Elrod
Site Curator Valerie Connaughton