Deployment for Aperture Maintenance o aperture physics requires large dimensions for improved angular resolution 6.=1.22-= D B Large area for good sensitivity (SNR) o Options include Filled apertures Deployed membranes ( Courtesy of the European Space Agency. Used with permission. Deployed panels Sparse apertures Deployed booms Formation fown satellitesDeployment for Aperture Maintenance Deployment for Aperture Maintenance Aperture physics requires: — large dim ensions for improved angular resolution — Large area for good sensitivity (SNR) Options include: — Filled Apertures — Deployed m e mbranes — Deployed panels — Spars e Apertures — Deployed boom s — Formation flown satellites θ r = 1.22 λ D = λ B (Courtesy of the European Space Agency. Used with permission.)