Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chinese_Space_Station_Telescope_(CSST)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Xuntian Space Telescope
gptkbp:area over 17,500 square degrees
gptkbp:canBeServiced yes
gptkbp:capacity over 10,000 kg
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:China
gptkbp:designedToWorkWith gptkb:Tiangong_Space_Station
gptkbp:dockedWith gptkb:Tiangong_Space_Station
gptkbp:expectedOperationalLife 10 years
gptkbp:fieldOfView 2 square degrees
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:hasImager yes
gptkbp:hasSpectrograph yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST)
gptkbp:launchDate 2025
gptkbp:missionType astronomer
gptkbp:operator gptkb:China_National_Space_Administration
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 2 meters
gptkbp:resolution 0.15 arcseconds
gptkbp:scientificGoals gptkb:cosmology
dark matter research
dark energy research
exoplanet detection
stellar astrophysics
galaxy evolution
survey of the Milky Way
gptkbp:servicingMethod by astronauts from Tiangong Space Station
gptkbp:status under development
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
gptkbp:wavelengthRange near-ultraviolet to visible
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Astronomical_Observatories,_Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6