Twinkle: a small satellite spectroscopy mission for the next phase of exoplanet science
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Paper/Presentation Title | Twinkle: a small satellite spectroscopy mission for the next phase of exoplanet science |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Wright, Duncan |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering) |
Journal Citation | 12180 |
Article Number | 1218033 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | SPIE |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0277-786X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2641373 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/12180/2641373/Twinkle--a-small-satellite-spectroscopy-mission-for-the-next/10.1117/12.2641373.short |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/12180.toc#FrontMatterVolume12180 |
Conference/Event | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave |
Event Details | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave Parent SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Delivery In person Event Date 18 to end of 23 Jul 2022 Event Location Québec, Canada |
Abstract | With a focus on off-the-shelf components, Twinkle is the first in a series of cost competitive small satellites managed and financed by Blue Skies Space Ltd. The satellite is based on a high-heritage Airbus platform that will carry a 0.45 m telescope and a spectrometer which will provide simultaneous wavelength coverage from 0.5–4.5 μm. The spacecraft prime is Airbus Stevenage while the telescope is being developed by Airbus Toulouse and the spectrometer by ABB Canada. Scheduled to begin scientific operations in 2025, Twinkle will sit in a thermally-stable, sun-synchronous, low-Earth orbit. The mission has a designed operation lifetime of at least seven years and, during the first three years of operation, will conduct two large-scale survey programmes: one focused on Solar System objects and the other dedicated to extrasolar targets. Here we present an overview of the architecture of the mission, refinements in the design approach, and some of the key science themes of the extrasolar survey. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Public Notes | © 2022 Society of Photo‑Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, and modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z58zw/twinkle-a-small-satellite-spectroscopy-mission-for-the-next-phase-of-exoplanet-science
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