| A | B |
|---|---|
| NuSTAR (Explorer 93) satellite | … |
| Names | Explorer 93 Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array SMEX-11 |
| Mission type | X-ray astronomy |
| Operator | NASA / JPL |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-031A |
| SATCAT no. | 38358 |
| Website | www.nustar.caltech.edu |
| Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 14 years, 13 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | … |
| Spacecraft | Explorer XCIII |
| Spacecraft type | Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array |
| Bus | LEOStar-2 |
| Manufacturer | Orbital ATK (formerly Orbital Sciences Corporation and ATK Space Components) |
| Launch mass | 350 kg (770 lb)1 |
| Payload mass | 171 kg (377 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1.2 × 10.9 m (3 ft 11 in × 35 ft 9 in) |
| Power | 750 watts2 |
| Start of mission | … |
| Launch date | 13 June 2012, 16:00:37 UTC3 |
| Rocket | Pegasus XL (F41) |
| Launch site | Kwajalein Atoll, Stargazer |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Orbital parameters | … |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Near-equatorial orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 596.6 km (370.7 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 612.6 km (380.7 mi) |
| Inclination | 6.027° |
| Period | 96.8 minutes |
| Main telescope | … |
| Type | Wolter type I |
| Focal length | 10.15 m (33.3 ft)2 |
| Collecting area | 9 keV: 847 cm (131.3 sq in) 78 keV: 60 cm (9.3 sq in) |
| Wavelengths | 3–79 keV |
| Resolution | 9.5 arcseconds |
| Instruments | … |
| Dual X-ray telescope | … |
| Explorer program | … |
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Footnotes
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“Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)” (PDF). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012. ↩
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“NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array)”. European Space Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2015. ↩ ↩2
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Ray, Justin. “Mission Status Center”. Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 13 June 2012. ↩