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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Approximately 6 months until we see real data coming back.
It has to cool down, which takes several months, and then after that, they have to align and calibrate everything.
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Does it really take months to cool down? Seems like a really long time considering the on board helium cooling system, heat shield, and temp of deep space. Is the solar radiation that high that the cooling rate is pretty small? Love to see any links you might have (I'll google obvs).