One Metre Resolution Remote Sensing Camera For Small Satellites
- Paper number
IAC-08.B4.6.A11
- Author
Mr. Nigel Morris, STFC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Mr. Ruben Edeson, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom
- Year
2008
- Abstract
Following on from the success of the TopSat 2.5m GSD remote sensing camera, RAL in conjunction with MDA-Orbital Optics Ltd is developing a new compact, low mass and low cost camera capable of producing 1m GSD multi-spectral imagery from a low Earth orbit. The first stage of the development programme, to manufacture and test a full-scale structural model of the camera, is now complete and this paper will present information on the structural design and the results from the environmental tests. The low cost techniques used to measure the stability of the optical component mounting interfaces during the test phase will be presented. The paper will go on to describe how the optical design imposes very tight dimensional stability requirements on the structure, and how these can be relaxed through the use of a novel on-orbit mirror adjustment system. A brief overview of the camera's system design will given together with a discussion about how the design can be easily scaled up to produce imagery approaching 0.5m GSD from the same orbit.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
IAC-08.B4.6.A11.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).
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