Q&A: Chandra Mission
Q:
How much will the body of the satellite cool? Do you monitor
temperature?
A:
The telescope temperature is monitored continually and is
maintained near 25 to 30 degrees Centigrade (77 to 86 degrees
Fahrenheit). The High Resolution Camera, one of the instruments
used to make images, is kept 20 degrees C (68 F); the Advanced
CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS), is kept much cooler (minus 120
degrees C (minus 184 degrees F) by highly efficient
radiators.
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