NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

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NASA space mission X-ray observatory space telescope

NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray observatory that uses high-energy focusing optics to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and other energetic cosmic phenomena.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA space mission → X-ray observatory → space telescope →
acronym	NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array → surface form: "NuSTAR"
altitude	approximately 600 kilometers →
angularResolution	about 18 arcseconds FWHM →
collaboratingInstitution	California Institute of Technology → Technical University of Denmark → surface form: "Danish Technical University" Italian Space Agency →
detectorType	cadmium zinc telluride detectors →
energyRange	3–79 keV →
energyResolution	about 400 eV at 10 keV →
fieldOfView	about 12 arcminutes →
focalLength	10 meters →
focalLengthExtensionMethod	deployable mast →
fullName	NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array → surface form: "Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array"
fundingAgency	NASA Science Mission Directorate →
hasPrincipalInvestigator	Fiona A. Harrison →
inclination	about 6 degrees →
launchCountry	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
launchDate	2012-06-13 →
launchSite	Kwajalein Atoll →
launchVehicle	Pegasus XL →
missionClass	SMEX mission →
missionProgram	NASA Astrophysics Explorers Program → surface form: "NASA Small Explorer program"
missionType	astrophysics observatory →
notableResult	constraints on the population of obscured supermassive black holes → detection of high-energy emission from the Galactic Center → high-energy studies of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A → measurements of hard X-ray emission from active galactic nuclei → observations of magnetars and pulsars in hard X-rays →
operator	NASA →
orbitType	low Earth orbit →
PIInstitution	California Institute of Technology →
primaryMirrorType	Wolter I design →
scientificObjective	study Galactic Center high-energy emission → study active galactic nuclei → study black holes → study compact objects → study high-energy cosmic phenomena → study neutron stars → study particle acceleration in astrophysical sources → study stellar explosions → study supermassive black hole populations → study supernova remnants →
spaceAgency	Jet Propulsion Laboratory → surface form: "NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory"
telescopeConfiguration	two co-aligned X-ray telescopes →
usesOpticsType	focusing hard X-ray optics → multilayer-coated grazing-incidence mirrors →
wavelengthBand	X-ray →

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