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NuSTAR

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Launch dateJune 13, 2012
Wavelengths3–79 keV
Cost180 million USD (2012)
NamesSMEX-11, Explorer-93
Focal length10. 15 m (33. 3 ft)
Did you knowThe 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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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.

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