Euclid (spacecraft)
 Euclid Spacecraft in space | |
| Names | Dark Universe Explorer (DUNE) Spectroscopic All Sky Cosmic Explorer (SPACE) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Space observatory |
| Operator | European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2023-092A |
| SATCAT no. | 57209 |
| Website | www.esa.int/euclid euclid-ec.org |
| Mission duration | 1 year, 8 months and 19 days (ongoing) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space (main) Airbus Defence and Space (the spacecraft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 1, 2023 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Instruments
VIS VISible imager, NISP Near Infared Spectrometer and Photometer | |
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Euclid is a telescope that was launched on 1 July 2023. It was launched by the European Space Agency.
The telescope is named after Euclid, an ancient greek mathematician.
It was made by ESA and sent to space by SpaceX. The telescope has a 600 megapixel camera.
Orbit
[change | change source]Euclid is in orbit far from Earth. This special orbit is beyond the moon, at the second Lagrange point (L2) of the Sun-Earth system, this orbit is 1,500,000 kilometers from Earth, about four times farther away from Earth than the moon. It does not actually go around the Earth, but goes around the sun at the same speed as the Earth.
The mission
[change | change source]The main goal of Euclid is to study the universe, learn it's history, and learn the expansion of the universe. With it's 600 megapixel camera the telescope can take high-resolution images of galaxies millions of light-years away. ESA released the first colorful images from the Euclid telescope on November, 7 2023
Gallery
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Euclid's view of the spiral galaxy NGC 6744 -
Euclid's view of the Horsehead Nebula. -
Euclid's view of the galaxy cluster called Abell 2764
