Advanced X-Ray Imaging Satellite
Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) was a proposed space telescope. It was proposed to NASA in 2026 when it was expected to launch in 2032. It is designed for high angular resolution X-ray imaging.
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Advanced X-Ray Imaging Satellite
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Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) was a proposed space telescope. It was proposed to NASA in 2026 when it was expected to launch in 2032. It is designed for high angular resolution X-ray imaging.
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The mission goals are to examine galaxies over cosmic time, feedback in galaxies, black hole strong gravity, dual active galactic nucleus, the high redshift universe.
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• Name — AXIS • Mission Type — Space observatory • Operator — NASA • Website — https: axis.umd.edu/ • Mission Duration — 5 years primary • Launch Date — 2032 (planned) • Launch Site — Kennedy Space Center • Orbit Reference — Low Earth Orbit • Telescope Type — X-Ray • Telescope Resolution — 1.5 arcseconds across the entire field of view • Telescope Focal Length — 9 metres • Telescope Area — 0.36 m2 at 1 keV • Telescope Wavelength — X-ray: 0.3-10 keV • Previous Mission — Chandra X-ray Observatory
History
History
The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) was proposed in response to NASA's Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) program. The project was cancelled in March 2026.
Instruments
Instruments
The X-ray grazing incident mirror would be developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and combines 10,000 mirror segments made from silicon, grouped into 10 shells. The detector is an array of CCDs giving a field of view of about 24 arcminutes and a spatial resolution of about 1.5 arcsecond over the entire field.
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The High-Speed FPGA Readout System for the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) (2026) — DataCite (arXiv)
The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Community Science Book (2026) — DataCite (Maryland Shared Open Access Repository)
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Literature
The Evolution of Galaxies and Clusters at High Spatial Resolution with Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS), Universe, 2024
Prospects for Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Science with AXIS, Universe, 2024
Tracking Supermassive Black Hole Mergers from kpc to sub-pc Scales with AXIS, Universe, 2024
Uncovering the First AGN Jets with AXIS, Universe, 2024
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- 1.Reynolds, Christopher. UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXIII. 49. 1 Nov 2023. 978-1-5106-6570-5.
- 2.NASA kills future x-ray mission. www.science.org.
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