WFIRST mission

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gptkbp:instanceOf space telescope mission
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Roman_Space_Telescope
gptkb:WFIRST
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
gptkb:Ball_Aerospace
gptkbp:culturalHeritage uses repurposed Hubble-class mirror
gptkbp:fieldOfView 100 times greater than Hubble's infrared instrument
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:goal exoplanet detection
study dark energy
infrared sky survey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WFIRST mission
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Coronagraph_Instrument
gptkb:Wide_Field_Instrument
gptkbp:launchDate gptkb:Falcon_Heavy
mid-2020s
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Nancy_Grace_Roman
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
under development
gptkbp:objective gptkb:cosmology
stellar populations
baryon acoustic oscillations
galaxy evolution
exoplanet census
high-contrast imaging of exoplanets
microlensing survey
supernova survey
weak lensing survey
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Nancy_Grace_Roman_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:plannedLandingSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:plannedOrbit gptkb:Sun-Earth_L2_point
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 2.4 meters
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
gptkbp:wavelengthRange near-infrared
gptkbp:website https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coronagraph_Instrument
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6