James Flores, Ball Aerospace, presented the effects of radiation on the CCD arrays. The silicon damage and the dielectric damage were analyzed. For the azimuth tube, material trade-offs are being made to consider the thermal properties. Ball recommends proceeding with the current design and negotiating with the Russians for additional power. Also provision will be made for warm-up to anneal out dark current and radiation effects.
Plans are to calibrate linearity on-orbit.
For the Meteor-3M mission, offset the science slit toward the limb edge of FOV to avoid its brightness. Work with the Russians to understand the interface. The 0.05 g to 150 Hz is unbelievable, especially if this is applied laterally. External interfaces were shown and discussed. Richard Tarde presented the electrical external interfaces.