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Spitzer Space Telescope
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Infrared space telescope (2003–2020)
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The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope launched in 2003, that was deactivated when operations ended on 30 January 2020. Spitzer was the third space telescope dedicated to infrared astronomy, following IRAS (1983) and ISO (1995–1998). It was the first spacecraft to use...

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Instance of
Space telescope
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
derelict satellite
Part of
Great Observatories program
Manufacturer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Country of origin
United States
References
Wikidata