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NuSTAR Technical Description

NuSTAR launched 9am PDT June 13 2012

NuSTAR employs grazing incidence mirrors to focus the high energy radiation. Two Wolter-I design telescopes will point at the same portion of the sky, their images being added together on the ground.

Dimensions (Mirrors)
  • Length: 450 mm (1.5 ft.)
  • Radius: 191 mm (7.5 in.)
  • Focal Length: 10 m (33 ft.)

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