SOFIA telescope

Alfred Krabbe

doi:10.1117/12.455095

8 February 2002 SOFIA telescope

Alfred Krabbe

Proceedings Volume 4486, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing IX; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455095
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The SOFIA is a major milestone in the prospering wavelength range of the IR. As a successor of the tremendously successful Kuiper Airborne Observatory it will be the biggest astronomical airborne observatory ever hilt, comprising a 3m-class telescope onboard a Boeing 747SP. Presented in an overview on the telescope as the heart of SOFIA, and discussion of some of the requirements; description of the optical and mechanical design and give an update on the current status of construction.

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Alfred Krabbe "SOFIA telescope", Proc. SPIE 4486, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing IX, (8 February 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455095

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