Space telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA · launched 2003 · ended 2020
Infrared telescope, trailing Earth around the Sun since it retired.
Right now · as of
Interplanetary cruise
299 million km (2 AU) from Earth; a signal takes 16 min 37 s
151 million km (1.01 AU) from the Sun, moving at 29.7 km/s relative to the Sun
Open in 3DFacts
- What it is
- Space telescope
- Agency
- NASA
- Launched
- August 25, 2003
- Rocket
- Delta II 7920H
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SLC-17B
- Mission ended
- 2020
- International designator
- 2003-038A