Clementine sensor suite
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
LLNL designed and built the suite of six miniaturized light-weight space-qualified sensors utilized in the Clementine mission. A major goal of the Clementine program was to demonstrate technologies originally developed for Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Programs. These sensors were modified to gather data from the moon. This overview presents each of these sensors and some preliminary on-orbit performance estimates. The basic subsystems of these sensors include optical baffles to reject off-axis stray light, light-weight ruggedized optical systems, filter wheel assemblies, radiation tolerant focal plane arrays, radiation hardened control and readout electronics and low mass and power mechanical cryogenic coolers for the infrared sensors. Descriptions of each sensor type are given along with design specifications, photographs and on-orbit data collected.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 145966
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9411140-Absts.; ON: DE95017252; TRN: 95:007225-0016
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Imaging sciences workshop, Livermore, CA (United States), 15-16 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 15 Nov 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Imaging sciences workshop; Candy, J.V.; PB: 101 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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