HhI/L2 mission: Future Japanese infrared astronomical mission

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3356, Issue , 1998, Pages 462-470

  Nakagawa, T ^a   Hayashi, M ^b   Kawada, M ^a   Matsuhara, H ^c   Matsumoto, T ^a   Murakami, H ^a   Okuda, H ^a   Onaka, T ^d   Shibai, H ^c   Ueno, M ^d  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

FflI L2 mission; Infrared astronomical sateffite; S E L2; Warm launch

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL MISSION; BACKGROUND RADIATION; CRYOGENIC COOLERS; FFLI/L2 MISSION; INFRARED ASTRONOMY; LAUNCHING VEHICLES; RADIATIVE COOLING; S-E L2;

ASTRONOMY; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; LIQUEFIED GASES; ORBITAL TRANSFER; SPACE TELESCOPES; SUPERFLUID HELIUM; AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; COOLING; CRYOGENICS; HEAT RADIATION; INFRARED IMAGING; LAUNCHING; OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

INSTRUMENTS; ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES;

INFRARED ASTRONOMY; WARM LAUNCH;

EID: 0032298266     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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