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Launch from Kennedy Space Center
NASA launched the Roman Space Telescope from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft entered orbit about ten minutes after lift‑off and was placed into a trajectory that will take it to a halo orbit roughly one million miles from Earth, where it will begin scientific observations as early as December 2026.[1][2][3]
SpaceX Rocket
The launch was carried out by SpaceX, which provided the Starship launch vehicle that carried the telescope to its destination in deep space.[2]
Planned Orbit and Data Collection
The Roman Space Telescope will settle into an orbit approximately 1 million miles from Earth, where it will embark on a survey of dark energy and dark matter signatures in the universe and carry out a wide‑field survey of exoplanet hosts.[2]
Scientific Mission and Naming
Named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, the mission is marketed by NASA as a “discovery machine” that will refine our understanding of the cosmos and search for planets beyond our solar system.[1][3]
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