On-orbit performance of the spitzer space telescope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5487, Issue PART 1, 2004, Pages 38-49

  Roellig, Thomas ^a   Werner, Michael ^b   Gallagher, David ^b   Irace, William ^b   Fazio, Giovanni ^c   James, Houck ^d   Rieke, George ^e   Wilson, Robert ^b   Soifer, Thomas ^f  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Smithsonian Aatrophysical Observatory   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astronomy; Infrared; Spitzer Mission; Telescope

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; CRYOGENICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; OPTICAL DESIGN; ORBITS; SPACE OPTICS; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES;

CRYOGENIC TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY (CTA); MISSION DESIGN; SPITZER MISSION; THERMAL BLANKETS;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 10044296270     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.551037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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