LOW ORBIT MISSILE-SHAPED SATELLITE FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL EARTH SURVELLANCE AND OTHER MISSIONS
摘要
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.
申请公布号
WO2007132460(A3)
申请公布日期
2009.03.26
申请号
WO2007IL00584
申请日期
2007.05.13
申请人
RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD.;DANZIGER, YOCHAY;MISHNE, DAVID;MILLER, NEHEMIA