Spitzer Liquid He |
Spitzer Liquid He |
Oct 14 2005, 05:01 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 356 Joined: 12-March 05 Member No.: 190 |
How much cryogen does Spitzer have remaining in its dewar? Do they know, or are they just waiting to see a temperature rise after complete boil-off? Can't find much info on the website.
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May 18 2023, 07:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1584 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
I have seen a couple of headlines on this pass by in my various headline-serving algorithms:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/05/a-pri...at-observatory/ What I gather is that it will keep station with Spitzer, and just act as a communications relay. That seems especially dumb (?) ... seeing the headlines I was thinking it'd bring some liquid helium or something. Pretty limited ROI if it's just to communicate. |
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