Off-axis telescopes: the future generation of Earth observation telescopes

Hans Joachim Juranek; Rolf Sand; Juergen Schweizer; Bernd Harnisch; Bernd Paul Kunkel; Elke Schmidt; A. Litzelmann; Frank Schillke; G. Dempewolf

doi:10.1117/12.325617

3 October 1998 Off-axis telescopes: the future generation of Earth observation telescopes

Hans Joachim Juranek, Rolf Sand, Juergen Schweizer, Bernd Harnisch, Bernd Paul Kunkel, Elke Schmidt, A. Litzelmann, Frank Schillke, G. Dempewolf

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Proceedings Volume 3439, Earth Observing Systems III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325617
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In 1991 Carl Zeiss started a program to develop powerful telescopes for airborne and spaceborne earth-observation telescopes. This article summarizes some of the main result of this program. To emphasize the importance of these activities a short historical review was added.

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Hans Joachim Juranek, Rolf Sand, Juergen Schweizer, Bernd Harnisch, Bernd Paul Kunkel, Elke Schmidt, A. Litzelmann, Frank Schillke, and G. Dempewolf "Off-axis telescopes: the future generation of Earth observation telescopes", Proc. SPIE 3439, Earth Observing Systems III, (3 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325617

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