System integration and testing of the SOFIA Telescope

Walter Schubbach; Eberhard Sust; Martin Suess

doi:10.1117/12.458587

3 March 2003 System integration and testing of the SOFIA Telescope

Walter Schubbach, Eberhard Sust, Martin Suess

Proceedings Volume 4857, Airborne Telescope Systems II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458587
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

System integration and testing of an airborne telescope like SOFIA is a complex process and needs to be done in three phases: 1. pre-assembling the telescope on ground; 2. integration of the telescope into the aircraft on ground; 3. in-flight commissioning and testing. Due to practical reasons (available time resources, costs) not every item can be fi-nally commissioned and tested under all environmental conditions before flight, and cooperation and joint activities between the aircraft people, the telescope people and the later users is necessary. The paper describes, how the work is shared in the three phases, what experience has been gotten so far and what is planned for the remaining activities.

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Walter Schubbach, Eberhard Sust, and Martin Suess "System integration and testing of the SOFIA Telescope", Proc. SPIE 4857, Airborne Telescope Systems II, (3 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458587

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