Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array spacecraft
NuSTAR is NASA's Small Explorer hard-X-ray observatory spacecraft, using focusing optics and a deployable mast to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and active galaxies from low Earth orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- NuSTARNuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array2012-031A
- Family Name
- NuSTAR
- Full Name
- Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatory
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NuSTAR is NASA's Small Explorer hard-X-ray observatory spacecraft, using focusing optics and a deployable mast to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and active galaxies from low Earth orbit.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 1
- Length M
- 2
- First Flight Year
- 2,012
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 350
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 10:12:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 10:12:10 UTC
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