Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2015 · 17 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesAerospace EngineeringPhysicsObservational AstronomyOpticsSpacecraft DesignObservatory InstrumentationObservatory OperationsSpace-based Ultraviolet ObservationsTelescope OpticsUltraviolet TelescopesDynamic StabilityFeasibility AssessmentLarge-aperture Telescope DesignMission ArchitecturePerformance Needs AnalysisPrimary Mirror DesignThermal Environment AssessmentUltraviolet Space Telescope Design
Our joint NASA GSFC/JPL/MSFC/STScI study team has used community-provided science goals to derive mission needs, requirements, and candidate mission architectures for a future large-aperture, non-cryogenic UVOIR space observatory. We describe the feasibility assessment of system thermal and dynamic stability for supporting coronagraphy. The observatory is in a Sun-Earth L2 orbit providing a stable thermal environment and excellent field of regard. Reference designs include a 36-segment 9.2 m aperture telescope that stows within a five meter diameter launch vehicle fairing. Performance needs developed under the study are traceable to a variety of reference designs including options for a monolithic primary mirror.
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