For Astronomers: Fact Sheet
- Energy Band: 5 - 80 keV
- Angular Resolution: ~50" (HPD), ~10" (FWHM)
- Field of View: 13' x 13'
- Energy Resolution: 0.5 keV at 6 keV, 1.0 keV at 60 keV (FWHM)
- Temporal Resolution: 0.1 msec
- Maximum Flux Measurement Rate: 10,000 cts/s
- ToO response: < 48 hours
- Launch date: March 2012
- Orbit: 550 km x 600 km, 6 degree inclination
- Slew Rate: 0.02 deg / sec
- Settle Time: 142 sec
The above NuSTAR parameters are the current best estimate (CBE) values, as of November 2011. Values will be updated with in-flight measured values after launch.
The primary reference for NuSTAR is Harrison, F.A. et al. 2010, SPIE, 7732, 27.
