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Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph Observatory Summary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2006

Virginia Ford ,
Marie Levine-West ,
Andy Kissil ,
Eug Kwack ,
Tim Ho ,
Phil Dumont ,
Doug Lisman ,
Peter Feher  and
Terry Cafferty
Virginia Ford
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Marie Levine-West
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Andy Kissil
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Eug Kwack
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Tim Ho
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Phil Dumont
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Doug Lisman
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Peter Feher
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Virginia.G.Ford@jpl.nasa.gov, Marie.B.Levine@jpl.nasa.gov, Andrew.Kissil@jpl.nasa.gov, Eug-Yun.Kwack@jpl.nasa.gov, Timothy.Y.Ho@jpl.nasa.gov, Philip.J.Dumont@jpl.nasa.gov, P.D.Lisman@jpl.nasa.gov
Terry Cafferty
Affiliation:
TC Technology
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Abstract

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Creating an optical space telescope observatory capable of detecting and characterizing light from extra-solar terrestrial planets poses technical challenges related to extreme wavefront stability. The Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph design team has been developing an observatory based on trade studies, modeling and analysis that has guided us towards design choices to enable this challenging mission. This paper will describe the current flight baseline design of the observatory and the trade studies that have been performed. The modeling and analysis of this design will be described including predicted performance and the tasks yet to be done.