An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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space telescope
  تلسکوپ ِ فضایی  
teleskop-e fazâyi (#)
Fr.: télescope spatial  

A telescope which is placed in an orbit around the → Earth and operates through commands from sent from the control center on Earth, such as → Hubble space telescope, → Herschel satellite, → Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), → Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), → International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE), → Planck Satellaite , → Spitzer Space Telescope.

See also: → space; → telescope.