DESTINY+ Instruments: TCAP

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Telescopic CAmera for Phaethon (TCAP)

Overview

TCAP is a telescopic panchromatic camera having a rotational mirror for asteroid tracking during flyby. It consists of two components: the TCAP-E, an electronic board that controls the camera system, and the TCAP-OH, which comprises the optical system including the tracking mirror and CMOS sensor.


Figure: TCAP-OH 3D-CAD
Figure: TCAP-E 3D-CAD

Instrument Specifications

TCAP Specifications
Property Value Comments
Aperture 114 mm blocked by a

φ49.16 mm secondary mirror

Focal length 787.7 mm
FOV 0.81 deg × 0.81 deg
Pixels per image 2048 × 2048 pixels
Pixel size 5.5 µm × 5.5 µm
Pixel FOV 7 µmrad/pixel
Spatial resolution Ensquared energy (2×2 pixels) ≧0.52
Max. imaging rate 1 fps for full image
Asteroid tracking Yes
Mass 11.17 kg TCAP OH 10.0 kg,TCAP E 1.17 kg
Volume TCAP-OH: D250 mm × W600 mm × H270 mm
TCAP-E: D120mm × W220 mm × H63.2 mm

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