Cryosystems for the infrared missions German Infrared Lab. (GIRL), Infrared Background Signature (IBSS), and Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)

Albert Seidel; Thomas Passvogel

doi:10.1117/12.185842

14 September 1994 Cryosystems for the infrared missions German Infrared Lab. (GIRL), Infrared Background Signature (IBSS), and Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)

Albert Seidel, Thomas Passvogel

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Proceedings Volume 2268, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185842
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

For the infrared astronomy and earth atmosphere survey helium-cooled telescope and instruments are used since over 15 years. As a national program MBB (now DASA) had developed the GIRL (German Infrared Laboratory) - cryosystem from 1977 to 1985. Bases on the experience from there, the 'Infrared Background Signature Survey' (IBSS) -sensor was built, which flew successfully on Space Shuttle (STS39) in May 1991. Based on GIRL and IBSS DASA built the Payload Module (PLM) for the 'Infrared Space Observatory' (ISO) under ESA-contract. The basic designs of the GIRL-, IBSS-, and ISO-cryostats are described. Besides essential IBSS- flight data, important functional aspects of space cryostats are illustrated at the example of ISO. The flight hardware acceptance status of the ISO-PLM, which shall be launched for its 18-months IR-astronomy mission on an Ariane 4 - launcher in September 1995, is described together with important hardware elements and the total PLM.

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Albert Seidel and Thomas Passvogel "Cryosystems for the infrared missions German Infrared Lab. (GIRL), Infrared Background Signature (IBSS), and Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)", Proc. SPIE 2268, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing II, (14 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185842

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