EQUIPMENT
The Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM)
The Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM) ESA’s nineth Earth Explorer Mission will measure across Earth’s entire far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Measurements from this exciting new mission will improve confidence in the accuracy of the climate change assessments that form the basis for the future policy decisions.
OHB Italia, under contract with OHB System AG, is responsible for the design, manufacturing and testing of the FORUM ICU, connection node between the sensor and the flight computer.
Under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency. The view expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency
LLD for MWI MODELS
(FM1, FM2, FM3)
OHB Italia S.p.A. developed several Launch Locking Device (LLD) for MetOp-SG, MWI Inst., ICI Inst. and also the Separation Subsystem for LARES I (spherical passive satellite launched in 2012 on the VEGA maiden flight) and LARES II (launched in 2022 on the VEGA-C maiden flight).
Both systems were developed for the the Italian Space Agency.
Under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency. The view expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency
Activity carried out under ASI contract.
Features:
12 LLD for the three MWI models
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GMT COVER SYSTEM
The Giant Magellan Telescope is one of the most advanced ground-based telescopes ever engineered, with a resolving power ten times greater than the Hubble Space Telescope. It will be located in the Chilean Atacama Desert.
Once operational, the GMT will explore new frontiers in nearly all areas of astronomy, from understanding the fundamental nature of the universe to the search for life on distant exoplanets.
The telescope uses seven primary mirrors, each 8.4 meters in diameter, to form an effective aperture of 25 meters that will be able to gather faint light from the farthest reaches of the known universe.
OHB Italia S.p.A. is developing complex mechanical covers to protect the giant mirrors from damage, minimize their exposure from dust and particles, ensure a stable thermal environment and provide access to the telescope’s subsystems that cannot be safely accessed with the mirrors expose.
