ESA Science & Technology - LOFT CDF study - External Final Presentation

Publication date: 08 October 2011

Year: 2011

Copyright: ESA

Summary of the study performed at ESA's Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) into the M-class mission Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT).

Contents of the presentation:

• Introduction
• Study logic
• Requirements
• Baseline design for a launch with Vega
  1. Main trade-offs
  2. System and subsystem overview
  3. System budgets
  4. Risk, cost, and programmatics
• Design assessment for a launch with Soyuz
• Payload aspects
• Conclusions
• Open issues