Spitzer Space Telescope
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The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, is 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... Wikipedia
Launch date: August 25, 2003 at 5:35 AM
Cost: 720 million USD
Manufacturers: Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Orbit height: 353 mi
Launch site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Lifespan: 16-year
COSPAR ID: 2003-038A
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