Miniaturization of the RAFTER optical design for CubeSat environment

Fabrizio Fornasiero; Alberto Riva; Fabrizio Stesina; Mario Gai; Deborah Busonero; Bartolomeo Montrucchio; Alberto Vecchiato

doi:10.1117/12.3021027

23 August 2024 Miniaturization of the RAFTER optical design for CubeSat environment

Fabrizio Fornasiero, Alberto Riva, Fabrizio Stesina, Mario Gai, Deborah Busonero, Bartolomeo Montrucchio, Alberto Vecchiato

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Proceedings Volume 13092, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 130922Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021027
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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RAFTER (Ring Astrometric Field Telescope for Exo-planets and Relativity) is a TMA telescope concept aimed at astrometric missions, and providing a wide FOV and high optical response uniformity over an annular region around the optical axis. This paper describes and analyzes the process of miniaturization and implementation of this idea into a Cubesat for technology demonstration purposes, and to evaluate its feasibility by analysing the performance and challenging aspects of different designs, calculating their mechanical tolerances and thermal sensitivity. We outline the critical aspects of the payload that can be tested and optimized in the framework of a dedicated CubeSat mission, in order to demonstrate the enabling technological contributors crucial to the development of a future larger scale mission.

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Fabrizio Fornasiero, Alberto Riva, Fabrizio Stesina, Mario Gai, Deborah Busonero, Bartolomeo Montrucchio, and Alberto Vecchiato "Miniaturization of the RAFTER optical design for CubeSat environment", Proc. SPIE 13092, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 130922Z (23 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021027

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