5 Space Telescopes With The Farthest Range Today: Manufacturing Countries, Locations, And Manufacturing Prices

The first image produced by the James Webb Telescope. (photo: doc. Nasa)

JAKARTA - Space telescopes are important tools in space exploration and allow us to see celestial objects that cannot be reached by telescopes on Earth. The following are 5 space telescopes with the farthest reach today, which VOI has summarized from various sources.

1. Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

HST was the first space telescope and is still one of the best today. The Hubble Telescope was made by the United States and launched in 1990. The HST has a mirror diameter of about 2.4 meters and is in orbit about 550 kilometers above Earth. The cost of making the Hubble telescope is estimated at around Rp. 26.6 trillion.

2. Spitzer Space Telescope (SST)

SST is an infrared space telescope made by the United States and launched in 2003. This telescope has a mirror diameter of about 0.85 meters and is in orbit about 1.4 million kilometers behind Earth. The manufacturing cost of the Spitzer telescope is estimated at around Rp. 7.9 trillion.

3. Chandra Space Telescope (CXO)

CXO is an X-ray space telescope made by the United States and launched in 1999. The telescope has a mirror diameter of about 1.2 meters and is in orbit about 140,000 kilometers above Earth. The construction cost for the Chandra telescope is estimated at around Rp 23.7 trillion.

4. Herschel Space Telescope

Herschel is an infrared and submillimeter space telescope created by the European Space Agency (ESA) and launched in 2009. The telescope has a mirror diameter of about 3.5 meters and is in orbit about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. The cost of making the Herschel telescope is estimated at around IDR 25.6 trillion.

5. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

JWST is the last space telescope launched by NASA at the end of 2021. This telescope was created by the United States together with partner countries such as Europe and Canada. JWST has a mirror diameter of about 6.5 meters and is in orbit about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. The cost of making the James Webb telescope is estimated at around IDR 126.2 trillion.

Those are the 5 space telescopes with the farthest reach today. All these telescopes are made by developed countries and cost a lot.

The main function of the space telescope is to broaden human understanding of the universe and the objects in it. Using a space telescope, astronomers can observe stars, planets, nebulae, galaxies, black holes, and other objects in outer space with a greater range than an earth-based telescope.

In addition, space telescopes are helpful in answering questions about the origin of the universe, the evolution of stars and the motions of the planets. In the field of science and technology, space telescopes also play an important role in developing space technology and supporting space exploration.