• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 11, 20210199 (2021)
Bin Hu1、2, Chuang Li1、*, Meng Xiang2, Liangliang Li2, Haobin Dai2, Pei Yao2, and Xuyang Li1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710119, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210199 Cite this Article
    Bin Hu, Chuang Li, Meng Xiang, Liangliang Li, Haobin Dai, Pei Yao, Xuyang Li. Development and prospects of deployable space optical telescope technology[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(11): 20210199 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) JWST primary mirror deployed; (b) Deployment sequence of JWST in orbit
    Fig. 1. (a) JWST primary mirror deployed; (b) Deployment sequence of JWST in orbit
    Stowed and deployed configurations of LUVOIR-A (a) and LUVOIR-B (b)
    Fig. 2. Stowed and deployed configurations of LUVOIR-A (a) and LUVOIR-B (b)
    Segmented Mirror Telescope (SMT)
    Fig. 3. Segmented Mirror Telescope (SMT)
    (a) HOASIS in deployed configuration; (b) Primary mirror of optical instrument in stowed configuration
    Fig. 4. (a) HOASIS in deployed configuration; (b) Primary mirror of optical instrument in stowed configuration
    (a) Primary and secondary mirror in stowed configuration; (b) Primary and secondary mirror in deployed configuration
    Fig. 5. (a) Primary and secondary mirror in stowed configuration; (b) Primary and secondary mirror in deployed configuration
    TU Delft DST in deployed configuration
    Fig. 6. TU Delft DST in deployed configuration
    High-resolution deployable CubeSat for Earth observation
    Fig. 7. High-resolution deployable CubeSat for Earth observation
    (a) Optical layout of DISCIT; (b) Schematic diagram of DISCIT; (c) The stowed hinge; (d) The deployed hinge
    Fig. 8. (a) Optical layout of DISCIT; (b) Schematic diagram of DISCIT; (c) The stowed hinge; (d) The deployed hinge
    (a) Proof of concept of deployment in zero gravity; (b) Primary mirror segments deployed by compressing springs
    Fig. 9. (a) Proof of concept of deployment in zero gravity; (b) Primary mirror segments deployed by compressing springs
    (a) The stowed DPT; (b) The deployed DPT
    Fig. 10. (a) The stowed DPT; (b) The deployed DPT
    (a) Primary mirror in stowed configuration; (b) Primary mirror in deployed configuration
    Fig. 11. (a) Primary mirror in stowed configuration; (b) Primary mirror in deployed configuration
    (a) Overview of the PRISM in orbit; (b) Flame structure of the deployable boom
    Fig. 12. (a) Overview of the PRISM in orbit; (b) Flame structure of the deployable boom
    (a) Collapsible Dobson space telescope; (b) Deployable tube primary structure shown collapsed (left) and deployed (right)
    Fig. 13. (a) Collapsible Dobson space telescope; (b) Deployable tube primary structure shown collapsed (left) and deployed (right)
    (a) Stowed configuration; (b) Deployed configuration; (c) Movement directions of components
    Fig. 14. (a) Stowed configuration; (b) Deployed configuration; (c) Movement directions of components
    (a) Deployable barrel in deployed configuration; (b) Spring motor mounted below primary mirror
    Fig. 15. (a) Deployable barrel in deployed configuration; (b) Spring motor mounted below primary mirror
    Working principle of the deployment mechanism
    Fig. 16. Working principle of the deployment mechanism
    ProjectApplicationCountryLaunch timeWorking spectrumAperture/mSpatial resolutionMass/kgAdjustment ability
    JWSTAstrophysicsUSA20210.6-28.5 μm6.50.1"6200Six DOFs + radius of curvature
    LUVOIR-AAstrophysicsUSA20390.1-2.5 μm15≤16 milli-arcseconds at 500 nm27801Six DOFs positioning
    LUVOIR-BAstrophysicsUSA20390.1-2.5 μm8≤16 milli-arcseconds at 500 nm15132Six DOFs positioning
    SMTEOUSA0.4-0.7 μm3Six DOFs + face sheet actuation
    HOASISEOESA0.45-0.79 μm, MWIR, LWIR 72 m@36000 km8662Five DOFs
    AODSEO and ScienceFrance~17Piston/tip/tilt
    TU Delft DSTEONetherlands0.45-0.7 μm1.50.25 m@500 km<100Piston/tip/tilt
    HighResEOUnited KingdomVisible0.30.92 m@500 km8Piston/tip/tilt
    DISCITEOUSA0.39-0.7 μm0.70.5 m@500 km~17Piston/tip/tilt
    OCULUSEOGermany0.261.2 m@400 kmTilt
    DPTEOUSAVisible0.21.3 m@500 kmTilt
    ScopeSatEOPoland2023Visible<1 m@300-350 km10Piston/tip/tilt
    PRISMEOJapan2009Visible0.0930 m@660 km8.5
    CDSTEOUSAVisible0.1521.2 m@250 km10Piston/tip/tilt of the secondary mirror
    Surrey DSTEOUSAVisible0.31 m@500 km<100Piston/tip/tilt of the secondary mirror
    Auckland DOCEONew ZealandVisible0.09
    Table 1. Some typical projects of foreign deployable space optical telescopes
    Bin Hu, Chuang Li, Meng Xiang, Liangliang Li, Haobin Dai, Pei Yao, Xuyang Li. Development and prospects of deployable space optical telescope technology[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(11): 20210199
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