The Faint Object Camera for the Space Telescope
Abstract
The Faint Object Camera (FOC), one of the four axial scientific instruments located at the focal plane of the NASA Space Telescope, is described. The FOC has overall dimensions of approximately 0.9 x 0.9 x 2.2 cu m, a total weight of about 322 kg, and an average power consumption per orbit of less than 150 W. The FOC is made up of two complete and independent camera systems, each with its dedicated three mirrors optical relay and photon detector device operating in a wavelength range of 1200 A to 7000 A.
- Publication:
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt
- Pub Date:
- May 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981dglr.meet.....B
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Photography;
- Faint Object Camera;
- Hubble Space Telescope;
- Space Shuttle Payloads;
- Block Diagrams;
- Coronagraphs;
- Focal Plane Devices;
- Mirrors;
- Modal Response;
- Nasa Programs;
- Astronomy