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New Optimax business unit partners with national lab on space telescope technology
The flight-ready 175mm aperture monolithic telescope, with a reflection on the primary mirror surface of the inventor, Brian Bauman, and the LLNL optical engineer lead, Frank Ravizza. (photo courtesy of LLNL)
The flight-ready 175mm aperture monolithic telescope, with a reflection on the primary mirror surface of the inventor, Brian Bauman, and the LLNL optical engineer lead, Frank Ravizza. (photo courtesy of LLNL)
New Optimax business unit partners with national lab on space telescope technology
Listen to this articleStarris: Optimax Space Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) announced a commercialization partnership for LLNL’s patented monolithic telescope technology — which accelerates rapid deployment of modular optical designs for high-resolution or high sensitivity space imagery.
Starris has collaborated over the last decade with LLNL’s Space Program to develop the monolithic telescope technology and will manufacture — at scale and with customization options — the precision-fabricated optical lens that forms the image in the telescope.
The collaboration with LLNL is now extended via a government-use license for commercializing the technology through LLNL’s Innovation and Partnerships Office.
Ontario, Wayne County-based Optimax launched Starris in August 2024 to bring ideas to orbit in under one year, using a pre-engineered modular approach that combines optics, sensors and electronics. Starris will be integrating the monoliths into its optical payloads.
Starris will be commercializing and scaling the telescope technology particularly for space domain awareness — for the detection, tracking, cataloging and identification of artificial objects, including satellites, spent rocket bodies, asteroids or debris.
“Our ability to scale production of the LLNL payload solutions will enable the rapid deployment of small satellite constellations to support continuously evolving mission needs,” said Kevin Kearney, Starris director and chief technology officer.
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