Space-based instrumentation

Planned Missions

PRIMA

The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophyscis. Contact scientist at MPIA: Oliver Krause

Launched Missions

CGI / Roman Space Telescope

Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (NASA); renamed to Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Contact scientist at MPIA: Oliver Krause

EUCLID

Visible and NIR wide-field imager to map the geometry of the dark Universe (planned ESA M-class satellite mission). Contact Scientist at MPIA: Knud Jahnke

NISP

Near Infrared Spectrophotometer for Euclid. 

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Several thousands of people are currently engaged in the flagship mission JWST, the premier space observatory for the next decade which is jointly being developed by the US, European and Canadian Space Agencies (NASA, ESA and CSA). JWST has four main scientific themes:

MIRI

Mid-infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (NASA, ESA and CSA)

NIRSpec

Near-Infrared Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope (NASA, ESA and CSA). Contact scientist at MPIA: Oliver Krause

Completed missions

ISOPhot

ISOPhot

Infrared Space Observatory Photometer. Decommissioned in 1998.

PACS

Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer. Operational 2009-2013.
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