The Sunrise Mission

• DOI: 10.1007/s11207-010-9662-9
• Publication Date: 2010-11-23T14:04:29Z
• Authors: P. Barthol; A. Gandorfer; S. K. Solanki; M. Schüssler; B. Chares; W. Curdt; W. Deutsch; A. Feller; D. Germerott; B. Grauf; K. Heerlein; J. Hirzberger; M. Kolleck; R. Meller; R. Müller; T. L. Riethmüller; G. Tomasch; M. Knölker; B. W. Lites; G. Card; D. Elmore; J. Fox; A. Lecinski; P. Nelson; R. Summers; A. Watt; V. Martínez Pillet; J. A. Bonet; W. Schmidt; T. Berkefeld; A. M. Title; V. Domingo; J. L. Gasent Blesa; J. C. del Toro In...; A. López Jiménez; A. Álvarez-Herrero; L. Sabau-Graziati; C. Widani; P. Haberler; K. Härtel; D. Kampf; T. Levin; I. Pérez Grande; A. Sanz-Andrés; E. Schmidt
• Keywords: Payload (computing); Sunrise; Instrumentation; Scientific instrument

The first science flight of the balloon-borne \Sunrise telescope took place in June 2009 from ESRANGE (near Kiruna/Sweden) to Somerset Island northern Canada. We describe scientific aims and mission concept project give an overview a description various hardware components: 1-m main with its postfocus instruments (the UV filter imager SuFI imaging vector magnetograph IMaX) support (image stabilizing light distribution system ISLiD correlating wavefront sensor CWS), optomechanical structure instrument mounting concept, gondola power, pointing, telemetry systems, general electronics architecture. also explain optimization structural thermal design complete payload. preparations for are described, including AIV ground calibration instruments. course events during is outlined, up recovery activities. Finally, in-flight performance instrumentation briefly summarized.