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    [SPHEREx] Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer

    8af7c8c9-3362-430a-8156-0d1e38808098
    observatory type: SPACE_BASED
    url: https://spherex.caltech.edu
    Observatory Ephemeris Types 
    {
  "ephemeris_type": "tle",
  "priority": 1,
  "parameters": {
    "norad_id": 63182,
    "norad_satellite_name": "SPHEREX"
  }
}
    Telescopes (1)

    [SPHEREx] Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer

    0c8163cd-aff1-445e-9dc2-ec396aab0340
    Instruments (1)

    [SPHEREx] Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer

    fbe30ef9-bb88-454d-81a8-01cdc043a1d2
    Filters (6)
    SPHEREx Band 1
    id: 71afe5a7-675e-4342-bb7c-3531e67d5778 
    created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.833088 
    name: SPHEREx Band 1 
    peak_wavelength: null 
    min_wavelength: 7499.999999999998 Å
    max_wavelength: 11099.999999999998 Å
    is_operational: true 
    sensitivity_depth_unit: null 
    sensitivity_depth: null 
    sensitivity_time_seconds: null 
    instrument_id: fbe30ef9-bb88-454d-81a8-01cdc043a1d2
    SPHEREx Band 2
    id: b87bb481-572c-4648-9822-66020e150f75 
    created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.833096 
    name: SPHEREx Band 2 
    peak_wavelength: null 
    min_wavelength: 11100 Å
    max_wavelength: 16399.999999999996 Å
    is_operational: true 
    sensitivity_depth_unit: null 
    sensitivity_depth: null 
    sensitivity_time_seconds: null 
    instrument_id: fbe30ef9-bb88-454d-81a8-01cdc043a1d2
    SPHEREx Band 3
    id: 5fad0293-e05f-4f8f-b8a5-1078cbe9eb61 
    created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.833099 
    name: SPHEREx Band 3 
    peak_wavelength: null 
    min_wavelength: 16399.999999999993 Å
    max_wavelength: 24199.999999999993 Å
    is_operational: true 
    sensitivity_depth_unit: null 
    sensitivity_depth: null 
    sensitivity_time_seconds: null 
    instrument_id: fbe30ef9-bb88-454d-81a8-01cdc043a1d2
    SPHEREx Band 4
    id: 303bca68-4b46-4c6e-a166-1fc68772bf5c 
    created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.833100 
    name: SPHEREx Band 4 
    peak_wavelength: null 
    min_wavelength: 24200 Å
    max_wavelength: 38199.99999999999 Å
    is_operational: true 
    sensitivity_depth_unit: null 
    sensitivity_depth: null 
    sensitivity_time_seconds: null 
    instrument_id: fbe30ef9-bb88-454d-81a8-01cdc043a1d2
    SPHEREx Band 5
    id: 7e395b0e-a51e-448c-ad0d-becee5a151e5 
    created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.833102 
    name: SPHEREx Band 5 
    peak_wavelength: null 
    min_wavelength: 38199.99999999999 Å
    max_wavelength: 44199.99999999999 Å
    is_operational: true 
    sensitivity_depth_unit: null 
    sensitivity_depth: null 
    sensitivity_time_seconds: null 
    instrument_id: fbe30ef9-bb88-454d-81a8-01cdc043a1d2
    SPHEREx Band 6
    id: dbd210bb-b2d2-48a5-84c3-edcee3ebf657 
    created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.833104 
    name: SPHEREx Band 6 
    peak_wavelength: null 
    min_wavelength: 44199.99999999999 Å
    max_wavelength: 49999.99999999999 Å
    is_operational: true 
    sensitivity_depth_unit: null 
    sensitivity_depth: null 
    sensitivity_time_seconds: null 
    instrument_id: fbe30ef9-bb88-454d-81a8-01cdc043a1d2
    Footprint
     
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    Constraints (3) 
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  "name": "Earth Limb",
  "min_angle": 135,
  "max_angle": null
}
    {
  "short_name": "Moon",
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  "min_angle": 32,
  "max_angle": null
}
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  "name": "Sun Angle",
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  "max_angle": null
}