Design of an optical system for the CubeSat nanosatellites

The paper considers an optical system for obtaining optical images by the spacecraft camera. The work objective is to design an optical system for the CubeSat nanosatellites. It is based on the theoretical and empirical research methods. Within the framework of the theoretical methods, simulation made it possible to design the telescope model components and compute magnification of the refractor telescope. Within the framework of the empirical methods, experiments were conducted making it possible to monitor the progress of work at each stage of the project, and the material simulation allowed creating test samples for the future device testing. The project was being developed within the framework of the Aeronet National Technology Initiative. The work was performed within the framework of the priority area in the development of science, technology and engineering in the Russian Federation, i.e. Transport and Space Systems. Relevance of the work is caused by the need to develop spacecraft with the on-board optical instruments to improve quality in the Earth remote sensing. Novelty of the project lies in the fact that this optical system is compact and could be integrated into a small spacecraft.

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