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Performance Evaluation of Nano-JASMINE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

C. Turon ,
F. Meynadier ,
F. Arenou ,
Y. Hatsutori ,
Y. Kobayashi ,
N. Gouda ,
T. Yano ,
J. Murooka ,
Y. Niwa  and
Y. Yamada
Y. Hatsutori
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Y. Kobayashi
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
N. Gouda
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
T. Yano
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
J. Murooka
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo
Y. Niwa
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo
Y. Yamada
Affiliation:
Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Department of Physics, Kyoto University
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Abstract

We report the results of performance evaluation of the first Japanese astrometry satellite, Nano-JASMINE. It is a very small satellite and weighs only 35 kg. It aims to carry out astrometry measurement of nearby bright stars (z ≤ 7.5 mag) with an accuracy of 3 milli-arcseconds. Nano-JASMINE will be launched by Cyclone-4 rocket in August 2011 from Brazil. The current status is in the process of evaluating the performances. A series of performance tests and numerical analysis were conducted. As a result, the engineering model (EM) of the telescope was measured to be achieving a diffraction-limited performance and confirmed that it has enough performance for scientific astrometry.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 45: GAIA: At the Frontiers of Astrometry , 2010 , pp. 397 - 400
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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