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Deep Purple payload successfully deployed and operational
Shown is the SpaceX Transporter-11 stack with the Deep Purple payload (circled in red) attached to the Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-R satellite. (Credit: SpaceX) The Deep Purple telescope developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers is now operational in space.
Astronomy in Deep Purple’s UV channel covering 250-310 nanometers is only possible from space because Earth’s protective ozone layer in the atmosphere absorbs all light in this spectrum. (Photo courtesy of LLNL Space Program)The Livermore instrument, which utilizes a new design for an ultra-violet (UV) and short-wave infrared monolithic telescope features a novel, compact optical system and electronics package inside a lightweight, modular housing. “Our observation campaign will begin the week of Sept. 2 and we will survey the Earth background, the galactic bulge and other satellites in orbit,” said Principal Investigator Jordan Smilo.
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