Spitzer Space Telescope
decommissioned NASA infrared space observatory
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Summary
Spitzer Space Telescope is a space telescope[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of space telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: infrared telescope[3], Ritchey–Chrétien telescope[4], artificial satellite of the Sun[5], derelict satellite[6]
- Operator: Jet Propulsion Laboratory[7], Infrared Processing and Analysis Center[8]
- Named after: Lyman Spitzer[9]
- Follows: Chandra X-ray Observatory[10]
- Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Space[11], Ball Aerospace & Technologies[12], Goddard Space Flight Center[13]
- Part of: Great Observatories program[14]
- Commons category: Spitzer Space Telescope[15]
- Space launch vehicle: Delta II[16]
- Parent astronomical body: Sun[17]
- Country of origin: United States[18]
- Powered by: photovoltaic system[19]
- Type of orbit: heliocentric orbit[20]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: August 25, 2003[21]
- Service entry: December 18, 2003[22]
- Service retirement: January 30, 2020[23]
- Significant event: rocket launch[24], service entry[25], depletion[26], spacecraft decommissioning[27]
- Official website: https://www.nasa.gov/spitzer[28], https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/[29], https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/spitzer-space-telescope/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Spitzer Space Telescope[31]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.011323[32]
- Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17B[33]
- Length: 4.45 m[34]
- Orbital inclination: 1.1338 degree[35]
- Mass: 950 kg[36], 884 kg[37], 851.5 kg[38], 15.6 kg[39]
- Orbital period: 373.12 day[40]
- Focal length: 10.2 m[41]
Why It Matters
Spitzer Space Telescope has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]