Design and performance of a cooled telescope for multiwavelength space imaging spectrometer

This work summarizes the progress in the development and testing of the telescope for a space imaging spectrometer 'OMEGA' of a new stereo-spectral-imaging system ARGUS developed in the frame of the International project for MARS 94/96 missions. The results of the telescope aberration calculation are given. Brief description of the facility for the main optical characteristics measurements are described. The telescope was tested at a special vacuum chamber at the temperature range from 180K to 300K. The results of the telescope investigation are given.