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Date
2003-08-23
ID
SIRTF_downlink
Type
Artwork
Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)

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Spitzer Space Telescope • Earth
Type
Technology > Observatory > Telescope
Planet > Type > Terrestrial

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Spitzer Communicates with the Earth

The Spitzer Space Telescope points its high-gain antenna towards the Earth for downlinking recent observations and uplinking new observing instructions.