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Xuntian

(Chinese Space-station Survey Telescope, CSST)
(Chinese 2-meter space telescope project)

Xuntian is a Chinese 2-meter space telescope in development for a 2027 launch. Its orbit will be such that it can be serviced by astronauts at the Tiangong space station. Instruments:

(telescope,reflector,spacecraft,NASA,visible light,infrared,construction)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuntian
https://english.nao.cas.cn/Research2015/Research_Divisions2015/space/202012/t20201216_256739.html
https://english.nao.cas.cn/newsevents/newsupdates/202205/t20220507_305157.html
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/chinas-space-telescope-aims-to-unlock-cosmic-mysteries-will-international-science-benefit/
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/chinas-flagship-space-telescope-launches-in-2027-heres-how-itll-change-cosmology
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026SCPMA..6939501C/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023FrASS..1046603F/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022RAA....22b5019C/abstract
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04618
WaveLFreqPhoton
Energy		  
255nm1.2PHz4.9eVbeginXuntian
1000nm300THz1.3eVendXuntian
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