Hubble Space Telescope STIS

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hubble_Space_Telescope_STIS
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spectrometer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:STIS
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Space_Telescope_Imaging_Spectrograph
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hubble Space Telescope STIS
gptkbp:installedOn gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:STS-82_mission
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ball_Aerospace_&_Technologies_Corp.
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Bruce_E._Woodgate
gptkbp:purpose spectroscopy
imaging
gptkbp:repairedDuring gptkb:STS-125_mission
gptkbp:status operational
repaired in 2009
gptkbp:usedFor studying exoplanets
studying galaxies
studying interstellar medium
studying black holes
measuring temperatures of astronomical objects
measuring velocities of astronomical objects
studying quasars
measuring chemical composition of astronomical objects
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 115 to 1030 nanometers
gptkbp:website https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/stis
gptkbp:yearInstalled February 1997
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ultraviolet_Spectrometer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5