With the development of technology, the distance between humanity and space is also decreasing. Many large countries and companies are making significant investments in this field. Although NASA comes to mind first when it comes to space technologies, China also has very important initiatives. Finally, China continues to work on a large space telescope.
China’s first large space telescope to be launched in 2023
China has been making significant breakthroughs in space in recent years. The country, which has many initiatives such as a space station and asteroid tracking system, has finally come to the fore with a telescope. According to information from key sources, the country’s largest space telescope ever will be launched in 2023.
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China’s first large space telescope is similar in design to Hubble, the source of much information we know about the sky. The telescope comes with a 6.6 feet (about 2 meters) diameter eyepiece. In addition, it was stated that the China Space Station Telescope (CSST), which will be available in 2023, will have a field of view 350 times larger than Hubble.
On the other hand, a 10-year life span is set for China’s largest space telescope in the first place. The telescope, which will have a camera with 2.5 billion pixels, will examine 40 percent of the sky during this time. With its hardware, the telescope will be able to detect fast-moving objects such as asteroids and comets.
With CSST, China will perform many difficult tasks, such as mapping the star-forming regions of the Milky Way, studying supermassive black holes. NASA also launched the James Webb Space Telescope in recent months. These two telescopes will gain a lot of important information about space in the coming years.