Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:collaboration Hubble Space Telescope team
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:collection gptkb:spectroscopy
photometry
gptkbp:communication radio signals
gptkbp:data_transmission downlink to Earth
gptkbp:data_type ultraviolet light
digital images
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:public_outreach
educational purposes
scientific publications
gptkbp:designed_for ultraviolet astronomy
gptkbp:discovery exoplanet atmospheres
galactic winds
hot stars
ultraviolet emissions from quasars
gptkbp:end_date 1993-05-30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:spectrometer
ultraviolet camera
gptkbp:launch_date 1990-04-24
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy inspired future missions
contributed to understanding of the universe
enhanced ultraviolet astronomy
gptkbp:location Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:observed_objects galaxies
stars
nebulae
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:operational_period 1990-1993
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:resolution high
gptkbp:scientific_goals analyze interstellar medium
investigate stellar evolution
study the universe's formation
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Control
gptkb:spectrometer
gptkb:communication_systems
data processing unit
optical filters
power management system
optical bench
thermal control system
mechanical structure
imaging camera
calibration system
detector array
data handling system
ultraviolet photometer
gptkbp:storage onboard memory
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:view large
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-64
gptkb:STS-67
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5