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Granat: Instrumentation, Science results & Launch and orbit

The International Astrophysical Observatory "GRANAT" (usually known as Granat; Russian: Гранат, lit. pomegranate), was a Soviet (later Russian) space observatory developed in collaboration with France, Denmark and Bulgaria. It was launched on 1 December 1989 aboard a Proton rocket and placed in a highly eccentric four-day orbit, of which three were…

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Granat topic overview

The analysis highlights Instrumentation, Science results and Launch and orbit as prominent areas in the source structure around Granat.

Related topics
73
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
79
Extracted relationships
76
Concept neighborhoods
22
Bridge connections
79

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Instrumentation · 34 topics
Overview · 12 topics
Science results · 10 topics
Impact of the dissolution of the Soviet Union · 6 topics
Launch and orbit · 6 topics
Spacecraft · 5 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
202,480 kilometres (125,820 mi)
Bus
4MV
Collecting area
800 cm2 (120 sq in)
COSPAR ID
1989-096A
Decay date
May 25, 1999 (1999-05-25)
Diameter
1.2 metres (3.9 ft)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Spacecraft

Launch and orbit

Instrumentation

Science results

Impact of the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Granat connects Entity context

The extracted context around Granat shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Granat → After, Baikonur Cosmodrome, By, December, Earth's, It, Kazakh SSR, May, Proton-K, September, The, This, Three Another extracted example is Granat → Astron, English RussianNASA's HEASARC, GranatEncyclopedia Astronautica, GranatGunter's Space Page, Media, Network, Observatories, On This DayGlobal Telescope, Wikimedia CommonsOfficial GRANAT Observatory, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Granat

Top relations

related to Launch and orbit · 13
Granat → After, Baikonur Cosmodrome, By, December, Earth's, It, Kazakh SSR, May, Proton-K, September, The, This, Three
related to External links · 10
Granat → Astron, English RussianNASA's HEASARC, GranatEncyclopedia Astronautica, GranatGunter's Space Page, Media, Network, Observatories, On This DayGlobal Telescope, Wikimedia CommonsOfficial GRANAT Observatory, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to WATCH · 9
Granat → Danish Space Research Institute, During, FWHM, January, Rotation Modulation Collimator, Starting, Taken, The, WATCH
related to Science results · 5
Granat → After, Galactic Center, Over, Some, X-ray
related to Spacecraft · 5
Granat → Astron, Bus, It, Lavochkin Scientific Production Association, The
Apogee altitude · 1
Granat → 202,480 kilometres (125,820 mi)
Bus · 1
Granat → 4MV
Collecting area · 1
Granat → 800 cm2 (120 sq in)
COSPAR ID · 1
Granat → 1989-096A
Decay date · 1
Granat → May 25, 1999 (1999-05-25)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

x-ray kev energy observatory instrument sources range spacecraft space years time resolution observations designed sigma orbit 100 gamma-ray soviet art-p

Granat relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 76 structured relationships around Granat. Examples in this analysis include Granat → Apogee altitude → 202,480 kilometres (125,820 mi) and Granat → Bus → 4MV. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GranatApogee altitude202,480 kilometres (125,820 mi)1.00infobox
GranatBus4MV1.00infobox
GranatCollecting area800 cm2 (120 sq in)1.00infobox
GranatCOSPAR ID1989-096A1.00infobox
GranatDecay dateMay 25, 1999 (1999-05-25)1.00infobox
GranatDiameter1.2 metres (3.9 ft)1.00infobox
GranatDimensions4.0 × 2.5 m (13.1 × 8.2 ft)1.00infobox
GranatDisposalDeorbited1.00infobox
GranatEccentricity0.921931.00infobox
GranatEpoch01 December 19891.00infobox
GranatFocal length2.5 metres (8.2 ft)1.00infobox
GranatInclination51.9 degrees1.00infobox
GranatLast contact27 November 19981.00infobox
GranatLaunch date20:20, December 1, 1989 (UTC) (1989-12-01T20:20:00Z)1.00infobox
GranatLaunch mass~4,400 kg (9,700 lb)1.00infobox
GranatLaunch siteBaikonur 200/401.00infobox
GranatManufacturerNPO Lavochkin1.00infobox
GranatMission duration8 years, 11 months and 26 days1.00infobox
GranatMission typeAstronomy1.00infobox
GranatNameSIGMA1.00infobox
GranatNamesGranat Astron 21.00infobox
GranatOperatorSoviet space program Roscosmos1.00infobox
GranatPayload mass~2,300 kg (5,100 lb)1.00infobox
GranatPerigee altitude1,760 kilometres (1,090 mi)1.00infobox
GranatPeriod5,880 minutes1.00infobox
GranatPower400 W1.00infobox
GranatReference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
GranatRegimeHighly elliptical1.00infobox
GranatRocketProton-K/D-11.00infobox
GranatSATCAT no.203521.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Granat bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Space, Observatory and Watch. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Granat
    • Space
    • Observatory
    • Watch
    • Observations
    • Years
    • X-ray
    • Russian
    • Art-s
    • Astron
    • Phebus
    • Soviet
    • Tournesol
  • granat
    • Space
    • Observatory
    • Watch
    • Observations
    • Years
    • X-ray
    • Russian
    • Art-s
    • Astron
    • Phebus
    • Soviet
    • Tournesol
  • space observatory
    • Space
    • Astron
    • Russian
    • Watch
    • Spacecraft
    • Soviet
    • Orbit
    • Years
    • Telescope
    • Tournesol
    • Four
    • Art-s
  • kev
    • Energy
    • Range
    • Mev
    • Cm2
    • Covered
    • Resolution
    • X-ray
    • Art-s
    • Phebus
    • Field
    • Consisted
    • Detectors
  • sigma
    • Art-s
    • Phebus
    • Tournesol
    • Watch
    • Art-p
    • Mev
    • X-ray
    • Spacecraft
    • Astron
    • Konus-b
    • Soviet
    • Telescope
  • astron
    • Observatory
    • Space
    • Spacecraft
    • Russian
    • Granat
    • Konus-b
    • Phebus
    • Soviet
    • Telescope
    • Tournesol
    • Watch
    • Orbit
  • soviet
    • Space
    • Two
    • Art-s
    • Astron
    • Konus-b
    • Phebus
    • Tournesol
    • Watch
    • Art-p
    • Orbit
    • Sigma
    • Spacecraft
  • impact of the dissolution of the soviet union
    • Space
    • Two
    • Art-s
    • Astron
    • Konus-b
    • Phebus
    • Tournesol
    • Watch
    • Art-p
    • Orbit
    • Sigma
    • Spacecraft

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Granat, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Granat with Instrumentation. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Granat — Instrumentation · splits 45 ⟂ 35
Granat — Overview · splits 67 ⟂ 13
Granat — Science results · splits 69 ⟂ 11
Granat — Launch and orbit · splits 73 ⟂ 7
Granat — Impact of the dissolution of the Soviet Union · splits 73 ⟂ 7
Granat — Spacecraft · splits 74 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

Granat

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples76
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Granat to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Instrumentation, Science results & Launch and orbit, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Granat · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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