NASA的南希·格蕾丝·罗曼空间望远镜于2026年8月31日美国东部日光时间上午7时26分，搭乘SpaceX猎鹰重型火箭从佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心发射台39A成功升空1。这架先进的太空观测设备将历时约三个月的旅程前往距地球约100万英里的L2拉格朗日点1。
罗曼空间望远镜搭载了300百万像素的红外相机及包含18个4K探测器的广域仪器，其调查速度比哈勃空间望远镜快约1000倍1。该望远镜每天的数据传输量达约1.4太字节1，将专注于研究暗物质、暗能量和太阳系外行星1。太阳能板和下层仪器遮阳罩在发射后1小时23分钟部署完毕1。
NASA管理员杰瑞德·艾萨克曼表示，"罗曼在预定时间之前交付，预算内完成"1。该望远镜预计在2027年初发布首批图像1。
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched on August 31, 2026, at 7:26 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket 1. The observatory is now beginning a three-month journey of approximately one million miles to reach the L2 Lagrange Point, where it will conduct its scientific observations 1.
The Roman telescope represents a significant advancement in infrared astronomy, equipped with a Wide Field Instrument featuring 300 million pixels and 18 4K detectors 1. Its survey capabilities exceed those of the Hubble Space Telescope by roughly 1,000 times, enabling it to investigate dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets 1. Within one hour and 23 minutes of launch, the observatory's solar panels and lower instrument sunshield deployed successfully 1. The telescope is expected to transmit approximately 1.4 terabytes of data daily and will release its first images in early 2027 1.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman noted that the Roman telescope was delivered ahead of schedule and within budget 1.
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