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Xuntian Telescope

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, China · 2027-12-31 · 00:00:00 UTC

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Vehicle
Long March 5B
Orbit
LEO
Crewed
No
Mission
Astrophysics
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Mission Details

PayloadXuntian Telescope
Mission typeAstrophysics
Launch siteWenchang Space Launch Site · 101
OrbitLEO
Operator agencyChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
CountryChina
Date2027-12-31

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Xuntian, formerly known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), is a Chinese space telescope designed to perform high-resolution, large-area, multi-band imaging and slit-less spectroscopy surveys of the sky at ultraviolet to infrared wavelengths of 255 – 1000 nm. The survey camera is slated to cover approximately 17500 square degrees of the sky in various bands, reaching maximum magnitudes of about 26. Xuntian will carry a survey camera, a tera-hertz receiver, a multi-channel imager, a

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