Low orbit missile-shaped satellite for electro-optical earth...

Details Low orbit missile-shaped satellite for electro-optical earth... Low orbit missile-shaped satellite for electro-optical earth...

2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Font, Frank G (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Compound lens system

Telescope

C359S367000, C359S429000, C244S158400, C244S164000, C244S171100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07961386

ABSTRACT:
A low orbit optical imaging satellite has a long thin satellite body housing an optical telescope arrangement. A major part of the telescope arrangement has its optical axis roughly parallel to the direction of elongation and includes a mirror arrangement deployed to direct a line of sight of the optical telescope out sideways from the direction of elongation. The transverse dimensions of the satellite body are preferably minimized to be close to the optical aperture dimension of the optical telescope, thereby providing a high ballistic coefficient and high orbit lifetime for orbits in the low thermosphere.

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