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We present the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Object Monitor (SVOM), a future satellite mission for Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) studies, developed in cooperation between the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA), the Chinese Academy…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-31 S. Schanne , J. Paul , J. Wei , S. -N. Zhang , S. Basa , J. -L. Atteia , D. Barret , A. Claret , B. Cordier , F. Daigne , P. Evans , G. Fraser , O. Godet , D. Götz , P. Mandrou , J. Osborne

We present the SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Object Monitor) mission, that is being developed in cooperation between the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA), the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and the French Space…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 D. Gotz , J. Paul , S. Basa , J. Wei , S. N. Zhang , J. -L. Atteia , D. Barret , B. Cordier , A. Claret , J. Deng , X. Fan , J. Y. Hu , M. Huang , P. Mandrou , S. Mereghetti , Y. Qiu , B. Wu

We briefly present the science capabilities, the instruments, the operations, and the expected performance of the SVOM mission. SVOM (Space-based multiband astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) is a Chinese-French space mission dedicated…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-11 B. Cordier , J. Wei , J. -L. Atteia , S. Basa , A. Claret , F. Daigne , J. Deng , Y. Dong , O. Godet , A. Goldwurm , D. Götz , X. Han , A. Klotz , C. Lachaud , J. Osborne , Y. Qiu , S. Schanne , B. Wu , J. Wang , C Wu , L. Xin , B. Zhang , S. -N. Zhang

We present the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor mission (SVOM) decided by the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA) and the French Space Agency (CNES). The mission which is designed to detect about 80 Gamma-Ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 S. Basa , J. Wei , J. Paul , S. N. Zhang

The Sino-French space mission SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) is mainly designed to detect and localize Gamma-Ray Burst events (GRBs). The satellite, to be launched late 2021, embarks a set of gamma-ray,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 B. Cordier , D. Götz , C. Motch

The X and Gamma-ray telescope ECLAIRs is foreseen to be launched on a low Earth orbit (h=630 km, i=30 degrees) aboard the SVOM satellite (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor), a French-Chinese mission with Italian…

The Sino-French space mission SVOM is mainly designed to detect, localize and follow-up Gamma-Ray Bursts and other high-energy transients. The satellite, to be launched mid 2023, embarks two wide-field gamma-ray instruments and two…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-22 J-L. Atteia , B. Cordier , J. Wei

We present the SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) mission that the Chinese National Space Agency and the French Space Agency have decided to jointly implement. SVOM has been designed to detect all known…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Jacques Paul , Jianyan Wei , Stephane Basa , Shuang-Nan Zhang

The Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is an approved satellite mission for Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) studies, developed in cooperation between the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA), the Chinese Academy of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-25 Stéphane Schanne , Bertrand Cordier , Jean-Luc Atteia , Olivier Godet , Cyril Lachaud , Karine Mercier

The Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Object Monitor (SVOM) mission is dedicated to the detection, localization and broad-band study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and other high-energy transient phenomena. The Gamma Ray Monitor…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-17 Yongwei Dong , Bobing Wu , Yanguo Li , Yongjie Zhang , Shuangnan Zhang

The SVOM (Space-based Variable Objects Monitor) mission, launched into low Earth orbit on 22 June 2024, is a French-Chinese multi-wavelength observatory dedicated to the study of the transient sky. Inspired by the Neil Gehrels Swift…

We present the Microchannel X-ray Telescope, a new light and compact focussing telescope that will be flying on the Sino-French SVOM mission dedicated to Gamma-Ray Burst science. The MXT design is based on the coupling of square pore…

The Gamma-Ray Monitor (GRM) is a key scientific payload onboard the Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM) satellite, designed specifically for the detection and study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Launched into a 625 km…

The Sino-French SVOM mission (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) has been designed to detect all known types of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and to provide fast and reliable GRB positions. In this study we present the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Bertrand Cordier , Francois Desclaux , Jacques Foliard , Stephane Schanne

The SVOM mission (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) is a Franco-Chinese mission dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts. Here, we introduce the real-time response and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-28 Meng Bai , Boquan Li , Ju Su , Zhun Feng , Yichuan Man , Zhigang Xiao , Meng Zhang , Yurong Li , Tai Hu

SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Object Monitor) is a future Chinese-French satellite mission which is dedicated to Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) studies. Its anti-solar pointing strategy makes the Earth cross the field of view of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Donghua Zhao , Bertrand Cordier , Patrick Sizun , Bobing Wu , Yongwei Dong , Stéphane Schanne , Liming Song , Jiangtao Liu

The Space multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM) is an astronomical satellite jointly developed by China and France, primarily focused on the detection of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and transient sources. The SVOM satellite was launched on…

The Swift mission, scheduled for launch in early 2004, is a multiwavelength observatory for gamma-ray burst (GRB) astronomy. It is the first-of-its-kind autonomous rapid-slewing satellite for transient astronomy and pioneers the way for…

The French-Chinese SVOM satellite mission (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) was launched in mid-2024, with science objectives focused on the detection and study of astrophysical transient events, primarily…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-28 S. Schanne , F. Château , N. Dagoneau , F. Daly , H. Le Provost , P. Kestener
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