ASTERIA (space telescope)
| ASTERIA | |
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| Type: | Space telescope |
| Country: |
 United States
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| Operator: |
 NASA
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| COSPAR-ID : | 1998-067NH |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 12 kg |
| Size: | 10 × 20 × 30 cm |
| Begin: | August 14, 2017, 16:31 UTC |
| Starting place: | Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A |
| Launcher: | Falcon 9 v1.2 FT |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 92.6 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 51.6 ° |
| Apogee height : | 410 km |
| Perigee height : | 406 km |
ASTERIA ( Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics , "arcsecond space telescope that enables research in astrophysics ") is a miniaturized space telescope with dimensions of about 10 × 20 × 30 cm and a weight of about 12 kg, its construction on the Cubesat -Standard builds. It was on August 14, 2017 Dragon CRS-12 on a Falcon 9 - carrier rocket from the Kennedy Space Center to the ISS brought and from there on 20 November 2017, a low Earth orbit suspended. In a project phase of 90 days, the suitability of this satellite for the discovery of exoplanets using the transit method is to be demonstrated.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Railway data according to ASTERIA. n2yo.com, December 20, 2017, accessed December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics (ASTERIA). NASA , accessed December 20, 2017 .
Web links
- SpaceX launches cargo capsule full of science experiments , Stephen Clark, spaceflightnow.com, August 14, 2017, accessed December 21, 2017.