Optical Ground Station (OGS)

Fully robotic complete system. Delivered within a year, all components manufactured in-house at ASA.

Industrial production for 24/7 applications

Characteristic features

  • The only 80 cm turnkey solution worldwide that fits in a 20 feet container.
  • Ritchey-Chrétien Alt-Az telescope f6 f2.0 with Nasmyth focus.
  • Direct Drive motors with absolute encoders on all axis.
Main Data
Focal length4800 mm
Focal ratiof6
Optical diameter>= 800 mm
Field of View70 mm
Mirror materialFused Silica (quartz), ultra low thermal expansion 0.55e-6/°C
SoftwareASA Software, Windows package and Linux SDK (optional)
System Performance
Pointing accuracy< 8” RMS with pointing model (for altitude 20° to 85°)
Tracking accuracy< 0,25” RMS within 5 minutes (at optimal ambient and sky conditions) over 5 min 0,05” RMS/min
Slewing speed6°/sec (up to 10°/sec optional)

Basic Equipment

  • ASA AZ800 telescope including fork mount and telescope with ASA optics
  • Telescope electronics rack including all power supplies for telescope, IP-remote power switch, Ethernet switch
  • All tools necessary for telescope installation
  • Laser for optical collimation
  • 10x more precise
  • ASA Direct Drive
  • 400% more favorable
  • ASA Modular System

Optional Accessories

  • ASA ADR 160 – Derotators
  • ASA filter wheel for 4x 100 x 100 mm filters
  • Customer specific camera adapter
  • Correctors: Field Flattener, Reducers
  • ASA-UPS (uninterruptable power supply)
  • Main mirror cover
ASA AZ800 inside of ASA OGS

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