Conceptual Design of the Chinese-Russian On-Orbit-Assembling Space Telescope (OAST)
Boqian Xu, Funan Yu, A. S. Shugarov, Mikhail Sachkov, И. С. Саванов, Yan Gao, Shuaihui Wang, Guohao Ju, Zhang Chunyue, Ye Kuang
Abstract
Abstract— Astronomical space telescopes with large apertures of various spectral ranges have become one of the main tools of exploring the Universe. Conventional technologies do not allow increasing the space telescope aperture above several meters. This article describes the conceptual design of an UV and IR On-orbit Assembling Space Telescope (OAST) with an aperture of 10 m. Unlike conventional space telescopes, the OAST will be modularly designed, manufactured, and then assembled and alignment in space.
Topics & Concepts
Spitzer Space TelescopeTelescopeAperture (computer memory)Orbit (dynamics)Space (punctuation)PhysicsConceptual designOpticsOptical telescopeAstronomyAerospace engineeringRemote sensingComputer scienceEngineeringGeologyAcousticsOperating systemHuman–computer interactionPhotocathodes and Microchannel PlatesStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesSpace exploration and regulation