ShareSpace infrared telescope facility (SIRTF) mission and cryogenic design.
Author(s) : MASON P. V., PETRAC D., PETRICK S. W., STRAYER D. M.
Type of article: Article
Summary
The SIRTF is the last of the Great Observatory missions. It is presently scheduled for launch in 2001. The mission will study the infrared spectrum from 2 to 1200 micrometers with three imaging and spectral instruments. The observatory will have a 5-year lifetime and will be placed in a 100 000 km earth orbit. The cryogenic system is based on a 4000 l superfluid helium cryostat. The mission and the cryogenic system are described, and the cryogenic technology issues are discussed.
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- Original title: Space infrared telescope facility (SIRTF) mission and cryogenic design.
- Record ID : 1993-1866
- Languages: English
- Source: Cryogenics - vol. 32 - n. 2
- Publication date: 1992
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- Themes: Other applications of cryogenic temperatures
- Keywords: Telescope; Superfluid helium; Space; Cryogenics
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