A gold mirror becomes a coordinate system.
Eighteen aligned segments turn first light into a repeatable instrument readout.
ALIGNMENT
18 SEGMENTS
FIRST-LIGHT PRINCIPLE / 04
Read the dark, precisely.
OBSERVATION BAND
0.6 — 28.5 μm
Infrared makes the hidden measurable.
Long wavelengths pass through dust, exposing structures that visible light leaves unresolved.
SIGNAL TYPE
LONG WAVE
Every orbit is a calibration point.
Halo-path telemetry keeps the observatory steady while the field stays almost entirely black.
TRAJECTORY
L2 / STABLE
Precision is the quietest kind of scale.
Cold optics, thin membranes, and patient exposure turn distance into evidence.
INSTRUMENT STATE
NOMINAL