Telescope System: consists of four pairs of mirrors and their support structure.
Science Instruments: function to record as accurately as possible the number, position and energy of the incoming X-rays in order to make an X-ray image and study other properties of the source, such as its temperature.
Spacecraft: provides the support structure and environment necessary for the telescope and the science instruments to work as an observatory.
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