SHRINKING THE TELESCOPE SPIDER (Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-optical Reconnaissance) LEARN MORE AT: WWW.LOCKHEEDMARTIN.COM/SPIDER MULTIPLE POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS HOSTED PAYLOAD Low-cost access to space with smaller launchers and payloads HOW IT WORKS EFFICIENCIES Light Image YEARS WEEKS Lens Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Conventional telescopes take years and a lot of labor (polishing glass, precision alignment, etc.) SPIDER’s PICs could be printed with lasers in just a few weeks vs vs MIRROR PRODUCTION TIMELINE Up to 99% savings Low Size + Weight Conventional Telescope Conventional Telescope SPIDER SPIDER Automobile Aircraft Helo Reconnaissance and Targeting Instruments Safety Sensors Maritime Energy-Efficient Scalable + Reconfigurable This research is being developed with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The views, opinions and/or findings expressed are those of the author and should not be interpreted as representing the official views or policies of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

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SHRINKING THE TELESCOPESPIDER (Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-optical Reconnaissance)

LEARN MORE AT:WWW.LOCKHEEDMARTIN.COM/SPIDER

MULTIPLE POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

HOSTED PAYLOAD

Low-cost access to spacewith smaller launchers

and payloads

HOW IT WORKS

EFFICIENCIES

Light

Image

YEARSWEEKS

Lens

Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC)

Conventional telescopes take years and a lot of labor (polishing glass, precision alignment, etc.)

SPIDER’s PICs could be printed with lasers in just a few weeks

MIRROR PRODUCTION TIMELINE

Up to 99%

savings

Low Size + Weight

Conventional Telescope

SPIDER

Automobile Aircraft Helo

Reconnaissance and Targeting InstrumentsSafety Sensors

Maritime

Energy-Efficient

Scalable +

Reconfigurable

This research is being developed with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The views, opinions and/or findings expressed are those of the author and should not be interpreted as representing the official views or policies of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)