Testing the CHEOPS telescope
Date: 20 February 2017
Satellite: CHEOPS
Location: Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Florence, Italy
Copyright: Leonardo-Finmeccanica
The pristine, integrated CHEOPS telescope is placed into a thermal vacuum chamber for optical performance tests and characterisation measurements at Leonardo-Finmeccanica.
The tests were carried out under vacuum and at temperatures ranging from -5 to -15 °C. The light source for the test was situated outside the chamber. Light passed through a window in the chamber's door and entered the telescope. The response of the telescope was measured by a temporarily-mounted CCD.
During these tests the position of the focal plane was determined so that the focal plane module can be positioned correctly in the next phase of integration.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
