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Spitzer Space Telescope
URL: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/
Submitted: Sat Sep 06 2003
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CT: Astronomy: Institutions: Observatories: Optical and Infrared: Spitzer Space Telescope
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A space-borne, cryogenically-cooled infrared observatory. SIRTF is the final element in NASA's Great Observatories Program, and an important scientific and technical cornerstone of the new Astronomical Search for Origins Program. Launch date: 25 August 2003. Estimated lifetime: 2.5 years (minimum); 5+ years (goal).