Optical Telescope Assembly
AssemblyThree-mirror anastigmat telescope: 18 hexagonal beryllium segments form a 6.5 m primary that reflects light to a secondary on a deployed tripod and on to the instruments at diffraction-limited quality. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.
Bill of materials for Optical Telescope Assembly
6 top-level lines as of r161463| # | Item / sub-assembly | Part no. | Qty/assy | Ext. qty | Parts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primary Mirror Segment 3 parts | space-telescope-primary-segment | 18× | 18 | 0 | assembly |
| 2 | Secondary Mirror Assembly 3 parts | space-telescope-secondary-mirror | 1× | 1 | 0 | assembly |
| 3 | Tertiary Mirror | space-telescope-tertiary-mirror | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 4 | Fine Steering Mirror | space-telescope-fine-steering | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 5 | Composite Backplane | space-telescope-backplane | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 6 | Secondary Support Tripod | space-telescope-secondary-tripod | 1× | 1 | · | part |