| Spacecraft | FIRST-S (Fibered Imager foR a Single Telescope) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | cancelled |
| Entity name | Observatoire de Paris |
| Institution | Institute |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | France |
| Oneliner |
Study the visible emission of exozodiacal light in the habitable zone around the closest star |
| Description |
The scientific objective of this mission would be to study the visible emission of exozodiacal light in the habitable zone around the closest stars. Use single-mode fibers to combine multiple apertures in a pupil plane as such as to synthesize a bigger aperture. The advantages with respect to a pure imager are relaxed tolerance on the pointing and cophasing, higher accuracy in phase measurement, and iii) availability of compact, precise, and active single-mode optics like Lithium Niobate |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
