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TPF-I SWG Report - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA

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C HAPTER 5<br />

Heavy launch vehicle. The minimum array size of 120 × 20 m is constrained by the desire to maintain at<br />

least 20 m separation between the centers of the spacecraft. The maximum array size of 612 × 102 m is<br />

limited by the maximum distance (311 m) over which the beams can be relayed without introducing<br />

significant amounts of stray light for the thermal shields. These constraints result in a dynamic range of<br />

5:1 in the array size.<br />

Figure 5-2. The main optical components of the collector telescope spacecraft.<br />

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