Roman Space Telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:WFIRST
gptkbp:announced February 2016
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
gptkbp:coronagraphPurpose direct imaging of exoplanets
gptkbp:cost ~$3.2 billion (estimated)
gptkbp:fieldOfView 100 times greater than Hubble Space Telescope
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA_Astrophysics_Division
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roman Space Telescope
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Coronagraph_Instrument
gptkb:Wide_Field_Instrument
gptkbp:launchDate mid-2027 (planned)
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_Heavy
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mass ~4,200 kg (estimated)
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Nancy_Grace_Roman
gptkbp:notableProject under development
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Nancy_Grace_Roman_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType halo orbit around Sun-Earth L2
gptkbp:plannedMissionDuration 5 years (nominal)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 2.4 meters
gptkbp:scientificGoals study dark energy
study exoplanets
wide-field infrared surveys
gptkbp:telescopeType infrared space telescope
gptkbp:website https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:wideFieldInstrumentPurpose large-scale surveys of the universe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nancy_Grace_Roman_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes_(MAST)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5