Cosmic Origins Spectrograph

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cosmic_Origins_Spectrograph
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spectrometer
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:COS
gptkbp:designedFor ultraviolet spectroscopy
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
gptkbp:installedOn May 2009
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Hubble_Servicing_Mission_4
gptkbp:observedBy quasars
exoplanet atmospheres
star-forming regions
active galactic nuclei
intergalactic medium
hot stars
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:James_Green
gptkbp:purpose study of the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars, and planetary systems
study of the origins of large-scale structure in the universe
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Corrective_Optics_Space_Telescope_Axial_Replacement_(COSTAR)
gptkbp:resolution up to 20,000
gptkbp:spectralResolution high
low
medium
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 115–320 nm
gptkbp:website https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/cosmic-origins-spectrograph
gptkbp:weight approximately 460 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope_servicing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5