Concept information
Preferred term
Space telescopes
Definition
- A telescope which is placed in an orbit around the Earth and operates through commands from sent from the control center on Earth, such as Hubble space telescope, Herschel satellite, Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE), Planck Satellite, Spitzer Space Telescope. (en)
Broader concept
- Space vehicle instruments (en)
- Telescopes (en)
Narrower concepts
- Gamma-ray telescopes (en)
- Infrared telescopes (en)
- Ultraviolet telescopes (en)
- X-ray telescopes (en)
Entry terms
- Space based telescopes (en)
- Space-based telescopes (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1547
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