The Dobson Space Telescope (DST) is a research project of the Department of Astronautics at the TUBerlin. For Development and commercialisation there is a close cooperation with the network of the Berlin Space Industry (RIBB). Major Partner is the Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH a specialist for space structures and head of the industry consortia which built the DLR BIRD micro satellite. The aim of the project is to develop a new type of deployable telescope that can overcome the mass and volume limitations of small satellites. With the DST payload micro satellites of the 100kg class will be able to carry 50cm main mirror diameter optics (→ 1m GSD). Basis of this technology is the fact that a telescope is mainly empty space between the optical elements. To fold down the telescope during launch and to undfold it after the satellite reached its orbit can save 70% of payload volume and 50% of payload mass. Since these advantages continue along the value added chain DST is of highest priority for the next generation of commercial EO micro satellites. Since 2002 the key technologies for DST have been developed in test benches in Labs of TU-Berlin and were tested on board a ESA parabolic flight campaign in 2005. The development team at TU-Berlin currently prepares the foundation of a start-up company for further development and commercialisation of DST.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Dobson space telescope: development of an optical payload of the next generation


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2006 ; 2006 ; Noordwijk,Netherlands


    Published in:

    Proc. SPIE ; 10567


    Publication date :

    2017-11-21





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Dobson Space Telescope - Development of an Optical Payload of the Next Generation

    Segert, T. / European Space Agency / Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2006


    Dobson Space Telescope - Recent Developments

    Segert, Tom / Danziger, Bjoern / Lieder, Matthias | AIAA | 2005


    Dobson Space Telescope - Development of a Laboratory Model

    Telescope, Dobson Space / Danziger, Björn / Segert, Tom et al. | AIAA | 2004


    Modal analysis of the DOBSON SPACE TELESCOPE

    Kracht, Dipl. - Ing. Kerstin / von Wagner, Prof. Dr. - Ing. Utz / Danziger, Dipl. - Ing. Björn et al. | AIAA | 2006


    Next Generation Space Telescope Inflatable Sunshield Development

    Sandy, C. R. / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000