Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

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imaging instrument space telescope instrument spectrograph

The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph is a versatile instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope that performs high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths to study the physical properties of astronomical objects.

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Label	Occurrences
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph canonical	13
Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	imaging instrument ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ spectrograph ⓘ
abbreviation	STIS ⓘ
developedBy	Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
experiencedFailure	power supply failure in 2004 ⓘ
hasCapability	coronagraphy ⓘ echelle spectroscopy ⓘ imaging ⓘ long-slit spectroscopy ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ time-tagged photon counting ⓘ
hasDetector	CCD detector ⓘ MAMA detector ⓘ
hasMode	coronagraphic mode ⓘ imaging mode ⓘ spectroscopic mode ⓘ
installationDate	1997-02 ⓘ
installedByMission	STS-82 ⓘ
installedDuringServicingMission	STS-103 ⓘ surface form: Hubble Servicing Mission 2
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ
locationOnHST	axial instrument bay ⓘ
MAMAType	far-ultraviolet MAMA ⓘ near-ultraviolet MAMA ⓘ
observatory	low Earth orbit ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ
partOf	Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
repairDate	2009-05 ⓘ
repairedByMission	STS-125 ⓘ
repairedDuringServicingMission	STS-125 ⓘ surface form: Hubble Servicing Mission 4
replacedInstrument	Faint Object Spectrograph ⓘ Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph ⓘ
resolutionType	high spectral resolution ⓘ low spectral resolution ⓘ medium spectral resolution ⓘ
restoredToService	2009 ⓘ
scienceGoal	map gas kinematics in galaxies ⓘ measure chemical composition of astrophysical plasmas ⓘ measure velocities via Doppler shifts ⓘ observe planetary aurorae ⓘ study active galactic nuclei ⓘ study exoplanet atmospheres ⓘ study interstellar medium ⓘ study physical properties of astronomical objects ⓘ study stellar atmospheres ⓘ
spacecraft	Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
spectralRangeLowerLimit	~115 nm ⓘ
spectralRangeUpperLimit	~1000 nm ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
telescope	Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
usedFor	coronagraphic imaging of circumstellar disks ⓘ precision spectroscopy of faint sources ⓘ spatially resolved spectroscopy ⓘ time-resolved spectroscopy ⓘ
wavelengthCoverage	near-infrared ⓘ ultraviolet ⓘ visible ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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Hubble Space Telescope → hasInstrument → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

STS-82 → installedInstrument → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

STS-125 → repairedInstrument → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Faint Object Spectrograph → replacedBy → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph → replacedBy → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

STIS → fullName → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensors → supportsInstrument → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Servicing Mission 4 → repairedInstrument → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

FOS → replacedBy → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

GHRS → replacedBy → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Hubble Space Telescope science instruments → include → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Hubble Space Telescope science instruments → secondGenerationInstruments → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Hubble Servicing Mission 4 → repairedInstrument → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

Eta Carinae → observedBy → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph