Overview

Due to various environmental parameters such as the fluctuating solar loading, the materials used to construct the telescope equipped aboard satellites must be considered and evaluated. Common options include titanium, graphite composite, silicon carbide, Al-SiC, AlBeMet, and Beryllium. [1]

 

Related Links

How Products Are Made: Telescope

Paper: Compact Telescope for Free Space Communications

Textbook: Telescope Structures and Kinematics

 

References

SPIE Article: Material selection for far Infrared telescope mirrors