Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nancy_Grace_Roman_Space_Telescope
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Roman
gptkb:Roman_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:coronagraphPurpose direct imaging of exoplanets
gptkbp:estimatedCost $3.2 billion
gptkbp:fieldOfView 100 times that of Hubble Space Telescope
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA_Astrophysics_Division
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Coronagraph_Instrument
gptkb:Wide_Field_Instrument
gptkbp:launchDate 2027
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_Heavy
gptkbp:missionType astronomer
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Nancy_Grace_Roman
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Julie_McEnery
under development
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType halo orbit around Sun-Earth L2 point
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Wide_Field_Infrared_Survey_Telescope
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 2.4 meters
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Julie_McEnery
gptkbp:scientificGoals dark energy research
exoplanet detection
infrared astrophysics
gptkbp:surveyPurpose wide-field imaging and spectroscopy
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
gptkbp:wavelengthRange near-infrared
visible
gptkbp:website https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nancy_Roman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4