NuSTAR
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Launch date | June 13, 2012 |
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Wavelengths | 3–79 keV |
Cost | 180 million USD (2012) |
Names | SMEX-11, Explorer-93 |
Focal length | 10. 15 m (33. 3 ft) |
Did you know | The NuSTAR mission has deployed the first orbiting telescopes to focus light in the high energy X-ray (6 - 79 keV) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. |
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ID | 1651747 |
About NuSTAR
NuSTAR is a space-based X-ray telescope that uses a conical approximation to a Wolter telescope to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources, especially for nuclear spectroscopy, and operates in the range of 3 to 79 keV.