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Roman Space Telescope

Observing Programs & Surveys

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The Roman Space Telescope’s observing program during the first five years will consist of:

Core Community Surveys (CCS) with the Wide Field Instrument (WFI):

These are surveys that will be defined by the astronomical community and will include a High Latitude Wide Area Survey (~17 months), a High Latitude Time Domain Survey (~6 months), and a Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (~15 months).

General Astrophysics Surveys with the WFI that will be competitively selected, including the Galactic Plane Survey

A technology demonstration program with the Coronagraph Instrument.





Visit the Roman Space Telescope Partner Websites

IPAC/Caltech
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)


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Contact

NASA Official: Julie McEnery
Media Inquiries: Claire Andreoli
Website Curator: Jennifer Brill



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