Spitzer Space Telescope System
Spitzer was an Earth-trailing infrared observatory built around a Lockheed Martin spacecraft and a Ball Aerospace cryogenic telescope assembly. It continued for more than a decade in a warm extended mission after helium depletion.
Identity
- Aliases
- Space Infrared Telescope FacilitySIRTFSpitzer Warm MissionSpitzer Beyond
- Family Name
- Spitzer
- Full Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope System
- Reusability
- unknown
- Slug
- spitzer-space-telescope-system
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Spitzer was an Earth-trailing infrared observatory built around a Lockheed Martin spacecraft and a Ball Aerospace cryogenic telescope assembly. It continued for more than a decade in a warm extended mission after helium depletion.
- First Flight Year
- 2,003
- Last Flight Year
- 2,020
- Manufacturer Id
- jd76x7jyyp2cr5trms0r6cqt2d7kpcha
- Operator Id
- vn72dqhfabtqra13r4mw1f0jzx8anqak
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/spitzer/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:53:20 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:53:20 AM