China will soon launch a huge space telescope with a 2.5 billion-pixel camera - BGR

China’s first large space telescope could launch as soon as 2023.

The new telescope will be called the Chinese Space Station Telescope.

It will be roughly comparable to NASA’s long-standing Hubble Space Telescope, though its field of view will be somewhat larger.

China’s first large space telescope will boast a 6.6-foot diameter lens.

Documents from the Chinese Academy of Sciences show that China has a 10-year mission lifetime planned for its first large space telescope.

China’s first large space telescope is expected to carry four additional instruments.

China’s first large space telescope, the CSST, will be in a similar orbit to its Tiangon space station.

China plans to complete work on the station this year, which would pave the way for it to launch CSST in 2023.