the Spitzer Space Telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:archives gptkb:Spitzer_Science_Center
gptkbp:average_temperature -269 ° C
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:cryogenic_cooling liquid helium
gptkbp:data_type FITS
gptkbp:discovery discovery of exoplanets
observations of the early universe
study of the Kuiper Belt
detection of water vapor in space
mapping of the Milky Way's structure
gptkbp:has_ability wide range of infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:height 2.0 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Spitzer Space Telescope
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Infrared_Array_Camera_(IRAC)
gptkb:Multiband_Imaging_Photometer_for_Spitzer_(MIPS)
gptkbp:launch_date August 25, 2003
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920_H
gptkbp:legacy Spitzer Legacy Science Programs
gptkbp:length 6.1 m
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:2003
gptkbp:mass 1,000 kg
gptkbp:mission January 30, 2020
gptkbp:mission_duration 16 years
gptkbp:mission_type infrared astronomy
gptkbp:notable_project gptkb:GLIMPSE_survey
FLS survey
Herschel-Spitzer collaboration
SAGE survey
SWIRE survey
gptkbp:observatory_location Earth's orbit
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type heliocentric orbit
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:released public data releases
gptkbp:resolution 3.6 arcseconds
gptkbp:scientific_goals observe distant galaxies
study exoplanets
study star formation
map the Milky Way
investigate cosmic dust
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Infrared_Spectrograph_(IRS)
gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope's_camera
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:view 5.2 arcminutes
gptkbp:width 2.4 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lyman_Spitzer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6