Open AccessDesign for an 8-meter monolithic UV/OIR space telescope
Author(s) -
H. Philip Stahl,
Marc Postman,
William R. Arnold,
Randall Hopkins,
Linda Hornsby,
Gary E. Mosier,
Bert A. Pasquale
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
proceedings of spie, the international society for optical engineering/proceedings of spie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1996-756X
pISSN - 0277-786X
DOI - 10.1117/12.826736
Subject(s) - cubesat , spacecraft , payload (computing) , aerospace engineering , observatory , telescope , rendezvous , retroreflector , optical telescope , computer science , remote sensing , systems engineering , physics , engineering , optics , astronomy , satellite , laser , geology , computer network , network packet
ATLAST-8 is an 8-meter monolithic UV/optical/NIR space observatory to be placed in orbit at Sun-Earth L2 by NASA's planned Ares V cargo launch vehicle. ATLAST-8 will yield fundamental astronomical breakthroughs. A one year mission concept study has developed a detailed point design for the optical telescope assembly and spacecraft. The mission concept assumes two enabling technologies: NASA's planned Ares-V launch vehicle (scheduled for 2019) and autonomous rendezvous and docking (AR&D). The unprecedented Ares-V payload and mass capacity enables the use of a massive, monolithic, thin-meniscus primary mirror - similar to a VLT or Subaru. Furthermore, it enables simple robust design rules to mitigate cost, schedule and performance risk. AR&D enables on-orbit servicing, extending mission life and enhancing science return.
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