Roman Space Telescope’s 300-megapixel infrared camera powers up
A post citing ScienceDaily says NASA powered up Roman’s Wide Field Instrument on September 21 after engineers cooled its infrared detectors to −143°C. The post says engineers have also checked the telescope’s Coronagraph Instrument.
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ScienceDaily, as cited in a post, reported that NASA powered up the Roman Space Telescope’s 300-megapixel infrared camera on September 21. The post says engineers sent data through the camera and received it on Earth, while early checks showed they could communicate with the Coronagraph Instrument’s major systems. It also cites a September 25 NASA announcement that ground stations were ready to receive about 1.4 terabytes of data a day once science operations begin in early 2027.
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