The telescope assembly of the Ariel space mission

Abstract

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FEA testing the pre-flight Ariel primary mirror

“…The baseline integrated payload consists of an all-Aluminum off-axis Cassegrain telescope (primary mirror 1100 × 730 mm ellipse) with a re-focussing mechanism accommodated behind the M2 mirror that allows correction for any misalignment generated during the telescope assembly or launch and cool down 1 . Extensive details of the design of the Ariel payload are contained in Ariel Payload Design Description (2020).…”