SIM Instrument and Mission Parameters |
Baseline |
6 m |
Wavelength range |
0.4 - 1.0 µm |
Telescope Aperture |
0.5 m diameter |
Astrometric Field of Regard |
15° diameter |
Astrometric Narrow Angle Field of Regard |
1° diameter (2° oval) |
Detector |
Si CCD |
Orbit |
Earth-trailing solar orbit |
Science Mission Duration |
5 years |
Wide Angle Astrometry |
4 µas mission accuracy (goal) |
Narrow Angle Astrometry |
1 µas single measurement accuracy (goal) |
Limiting Magnitude |
19 mag |