Spitzer Space Telescope

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NASA space observatory infrared space observatory space telescope

The Spitzer Space Telescope was a NASA infrared space observatory that studied the universe in long-wavelength light, revealing cold, dusty, and distant objects invisible to optical telescopes.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Spitzer Space Telescope canonical	45
Spitzer	2
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope mission	1
SIRTF	1
Space Infrared Telescope Facility	1
Spitzer Space Telescope mission	1
Spitzer Space Telescope provided infrared observations	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA space observatory ⓘ infrared space observatory ⓘ space telescope ⓘ
abbreviation	Spitzer Space Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SIRTF
alsoKnownAs	Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ surface form: Space Infrared Telescope Facility
coolant	liquid helium ⓘ
cosparId	2003-038A ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deactivationDate	2020-01-30 ⓘ
launchDate	2003-08-25 ⓘ
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B ⓘ
launchVehicle	Delta rocket ⓘ surface form: Delta II 7920H-9.5
locationOfConstruction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin ⓘ
massAtLaunch	861 kg ⓘ
missionEndDate	2020-01-30 ⓘ
missionPhase	cryogenic mission ⓘ warm mission ⓘ
missionType	astronomy ⓘ infrared astronomy ⓘ
namesake	Lyman Spitzer Jr. ⓘ
notableDiscovery	detailed observations of exoplanet atmospheres ⓘ detection and characterization of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system ⓘ mapping of the Milky Way’s structure in infrared ⓘ observations of brown dwarfs ⓘ
nssdcId	2003-038A ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbitDescription	Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit ⓘ
orbitType	heliocentric orbit ⓘ
partOf	NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ
power	375 W ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter	0.85 m ⓘ
primaryScienceGoal	observe cold dust and gas in space ⓘ study distant galaxies ⓘ study star and planet formation ⓘ study the universe in infrared wavelengths ⓘ
program	Great Observatories program ⓘ surface form: NASA Great Observatories program
relatedMission	Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
renamedAfter	Lyman Spitzer Jr. ⓘ
scienceInstruments	Infrared Array Camera ⓘ Infrared Spectrograph ⓘ Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer ⓘ
spaceAgency	California Institute of Technology ⓘ Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ surface form: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
telescopeType	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ surface form: Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
temperatureControl	cryogenically cooled telescope ⓘ
wavelengthRange	3–180 micrometres ⓘ infrared ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hubble Space Telescope → partnerObservatory → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

James Webb Space Telescope → predecessor → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Division → overseesMission → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Jet Propulsion Laboratory → notableProject → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Epsilon Eridani → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Spitzer Space Telescope → alsoKnownAs → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Space Infrared Telescope Facility

Spitzer Space Telescope → abbreviation → Spitzer Space Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SIRTF

Great Observatories program → includes → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Great Observatories program → telescopeRole → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spitzer Space Telescope provided infrared observations

Lyman Spitzer Jr. → familyName → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spitzer

Lyman Spitzer Jr. → hasNamesake → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Carina Nebula → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Stephan's Quintet → observedByTelescope → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive → missionArchiveFor → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Chandra X-ray Observatory → relatedMission → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NASA spacecraft → includes → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex → studiedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NGC 6822 → observedWith → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Eagle Nebula → imagedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Perseus molecular cloud complex → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Trifid Nebula → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

W5 star-forming region → surveyedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

N66 (nebula) → studiedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: N66

NGC 604 → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

30 Doradus → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

W43 star-forming complex → studiedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Tarantula Nebula → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NGC 346 → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Eliot Spitzer → familyName → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spitzer

Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS Survey → usesTelescope → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Messier 16 → imagedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Infrared Array Camera → partOf → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Infrared Array Camera → telescope → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Infrared Array Camera → spacecraft → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Infrared Array Camera → mission → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spitzer Space Telescope mission

Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer → operatedOn → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer → telescope → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer → observatory → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer → hostMission → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: NASA Spitzer Space Telescope mission

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → otherGreatObservatories → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Phoebe ring of Saturn → discoveredUsing → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Phoebe ring of Saturn → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NGC 3372 → observedByTelescope → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Hickson Compact Group 92 → observedByTelescope → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

HCG 92 → observedByTelescope → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NGC 7318B is a spiral galaxy → studiedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: NGC 7318B

WASP-96 → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

NGC 7318B → observedBy → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

IPAC → supportedMission → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ

Infrared Astronomical Satellite → influenced → Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ