When the U.S. Space Forceâs Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base last month it carried a payload designed and built in record time by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
LLNL provided a three-mirror reflective telescope and sensor for the payload, which was designed, integrated, tested, and delivered within four months of the word âgo.â
âWe needed a novel design in order to meet the program objectives,â said LLNL project leader John Ganino. âThe payload system required a set of three LLNL monolith optics, auto-focus capability, and an electronic control module to interface with the spacecraft.â