X-ray telescopes
type: Concept
broader: Space telescopes

Space telescopes
alternative label: Space-based telescopes
alternative label: Space based telescopes
narrower: X-ray telescopes
narrower: Gamma-ray telescopes
narrower: Infrared telescopes
narrower: Ultraviolet telescopes
type: Concept
modified: 2020-12-03T20:51:19.234Z
modified: 2020-11-04T16:22:30.238Z
broader: Telescopes
broader: Space vehicle instruments
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.
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Gamma-ray telescopes
type: Concept
broader: Space telescopes

Infrared telescopes
type: Concept
broader: Space telescopes

Space vehicle instruments
type: Concept
narrower: Space telescopes

Ultraviolet telescopes
type: Concept
broader: Space telescopes

Telescopes
type: Concept
narrower: Space telescopes