Status of PLATO mission camera: recent progress on the camera engineering model and MAIV approach for the camera flight models

Nicolas Gorius

doi:10.1117/12.2630631

29 August 2022 Status of PLATO mission camera: recent progress on the camera engineering model and MAIV approach for the camera flight models

Nicolas Gorius

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Proceedings Volume 12180, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 121801A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630631
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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PLATO (Planetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) is the Cosmic Vision Programme M3 mission selected by the Science Programme Committee (SPC) for launch in 2026. The main goal of the PLATO mission is to detect terrestrial exoplanets in the habitable zone of solar-type stars and to characterize their bulk properties. The PLATO payload includes 26 nearly identical cameras (6 lenses dioptric design) with broadband sensitivities down to 500nm and up to 1000 nm to achieve of total field of view larger than 1,000 square degrees. We provide an overview of the design and performance verification activities conducted on the Camera Engineering Model (EM) and present an overview of the performance results. We also provide an overview of the Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Verification (MAIV) approach that was defined for the small series production and delivery of the 26 Flight Cameras. Impact of using 3 independent facilities for TVAC activities is also discussed.

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Nicolas Gorius "Status of PLATO mission camera: recent progress on the camera engineering model and MAIV approach for the camera flight models", Proc. SPIE 12180, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 121801A (29 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630631

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Cameras

Visual process modeling

Performance modeling

Stars

Thermal modeling

Optical fabrication

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