Spitzer Gathering Solar Energy to Power Itself
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
Artwork • • SIRTF_vis1
SIRTF_vis1
The Spitzer Space Telescope seen in visible light. The solar shield always faces the Sun, allowing the spacecraft to remain very cold.
About the Object
- Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope • Sun
- Type
- Technology > Observatory > Facility
- Technology > Observatory > Telescope
- Technology > Spacecraft > Orbiter
- Star > Evolutionary Stage > Main Sequence
- Star > Spectral Type > G
