Alignment; ASPIICS; Calibration; Coronagraph; Formation-flying; Optical; PROBA3; Telescope; Formation flying; In-orbit; Optical-; Performance calibrations; Performance tests; Solar corona; Spectral band; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Computer Science Applications; Applied Mathematics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Abstract :
[en] PROBA-3 is a mission devoted to the in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of precise formation flying (F2) techniques and technologies for future ESA missions. The mission includes two spacecrafts. One of them will act as an external occulter for scientific observations of the solar corona from the other spacecraft, which will hold the ASPIICS coronagraph instrument, under CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) responsibility. The ASPIICS instrument on PROBA-3 looks at the solar corona through a refractive telescope, able to select 3 different spectral bands: Fe XIV line @ 530.4nm, He I D3 line @587.7nm, and the white-light spectral band [540;570nm]. The external occulter being located at ~ 150 meters from the instrument entrance, will allow ASPIICS to observe the corona really close to the solar limb, probably closer than any internally or externally occulted coronagraph ever observed. CSL is responsible for the optical design, integration, testing and validation of the complete ASPIICS instrument. The instrument qualification model (QM) underwent a full qualification campaign at CSL, providing confidence and assuring the performances of the coronagraph design. During the year 2021, the flight model (FM) was also successfully integrated and tested at CSL. The calibration performed at INAF during September 2021 was the last step to achieve before the instrument delivery to ESA end of 2021. This paper will present the results of the qualification campaign, the optical performances of the flight instrument and the calibration campaign. Several challenges were faced during these campaigns, amongst which are detailed the alignment of the focal plane, the alignment measurement during environmental testing and setup constraints during the calibration. The successful validation of the instrument and its final acceptance is demonstrated.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Galy, Camille ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres généraux > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) ; CSL - Centre Spatial De Liège, Angleur, Belgium
Thizy, Cédric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres généraux > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) ; CSL - Centre Spatial De Liège, Angleur, Belgium
Versluys, J.; ESA - European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Baeke, Ann ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres généraux > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) ; CSL - Centre Spatial De Liège, Angleur, Belgium
Mazzoli, Alexandra ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres généraux > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) ; CSL - Centre Spatial De Liège, Angleur, Belgium
Capobianco, G.; INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica, Torino, Italy
Fineschi, S.; INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica, Torino, Italy
Loreggia, D.; INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica, Torino, Italy
Zangrili, L.; INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica, Torino, Italy
Melich, R.; IPP - TOPTEC, Turnov, Czech Republic
Leanerts, C.; CSL - Centre Spatial De Liège, Angleur, Belgium
Fleury-Frenette, Karl ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres généraux > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) ; CSL - Centre Spatial De Liège, Angleur, Belgium
Jacobs, Jérôme ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres généraux > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) ; CSL - Centre Spatial De Liège, Angleur, Belgium
PROBA3-ASPIICS Coronagraph - Alignment, Performance Tests and Calibration
Alternative titles :
[fr] Coronographe PROBA3 - ASPIICS. Alignement, Tests de performance et Calibration
Publication date :
12 July 2023
Event name :
International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022
Event place :
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Event date :
03-10-2022 => 07-10-2022
Audience :
International
Main work title :
International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2022
Editor :
Minoglou, Kyriaki
Publisher :
SPIE
ISBN/EAN :
978-1-5106-6803-4
Funding text :
The ASPIICS project is developed under the ESA's General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) and the ESA's Prodex Programme thanks to the sponsorships of seven member states: Belgium, Poland, Romania, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and the Czech Republic.
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