Design of a shuttle-based space debris telescope

Eric Harvey Richardson; David L. Talent; Constance L. Tritsch; Faith Vilas

doi:10.1117/12.19202

1 July 1990 Design of a shuttle-based space debris telescope

Eric Harvey Richardson, David L. Talent, Constance L. Tritsch, Faith Vilas

Proceedings Volume 1236, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes IV; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19202
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1990, Tucson, AZ, United States

Abstract

A 1.6-meter diameter f/0.95 all-reflecting telescope was designed to observe orbital debris particles as small as 1 mm from the shuttle payload bay. The telescope was specified to have a flat focal surface without the imposition of refractive elements. Two design configurations involving three mirrors were evaluated - a reflective Schmidt-Cassegrain and a modified Paul corrector. The Paul system was found to be more compact and appropriate for this application.

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Eric Harvey Richardson, David L. Talent, Constance L. Tritsch, and Faith Vilas "Design of a shuttle-based space debris telescope", Proc. SPIE 1236, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes IV, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19202

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