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The StarLight mission: a formation-flying stellar interferometer

Barden, B.·Noecker, C.·Duren, R.·Ahmed, A.·Gudim, M.·Deininger, B.·Lay, O.·Blackwood, G.
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The StarLight mission is designed to validate the technologies of formation flying and stellar interferometry in space. The mission consists of two spacecraft in an earth-trailing orbit that formation fly over relative ranges of 40 to 600 m to an accuracy of 10 cm.

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Barden, B., Noecker, C., Duren, R., Ahmed, A., Gudim, M., Deininger, B., Lay, O., Blackwood, G.. 2002-08-22. The StarLight mission: a formation-flying stellar interferometer. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210001870

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