Project number
16065
Organization
UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Academic year
2016-2017
Detection and characterization of moving objects in Earth orbit to identify their origin, intent and nature is vital for protecting critical space assets. Designing a dedicated sensor system tailored to these special requirements would allow collection of data critical to the success of the UA Space Object Behavior Sciences initiative.
The goal of this project is to refurbish the optical components of a preexisting telescope to create a new optical tube assembly that will be placed on an equatorial fork mount. The primary technical challenge was to create a Serrurier truss that can accommodate the existing optics.
The new optical tube assembly has a universal interface that matches with any type of mount used for this system. The team manufactured two optical tube assemblies that will be mated with the mount. The system will interface with customer-furnished correctional optics.
The goal of this project is to refurbish the optical components of a preexisting telescope to create a new optical tube assembly that will be placed on an equatorial fork mount. The primary technical challenge was to create a Serrurier truss that can accommodate the existing optics.
The new optical tube assembly has a universal interface that matches with any type of mount used for this system. The team manufactured two optical tube assemblies that will be mated with the mount. The system will interface with customer-furnished correctional optics.