The FIRST/Planck ESA program combines two ESA missions of the HORIZON 2000 program, the cornerstone mission of the Far InfraRed and Submillimeter Telescope and the third medium sized mission, Planck. An overview is given in this paper of the current system design, the performance parameters and an outlook on the spacecraft development.
Christopher J. ScoleseSteven P. NeeckFrancesco Bordi
Takashi ArisawaAkira NagashimaEisuke MineharaKatsuhiro KoikeKazuhisa NakajimaMasatomo YamagiwaY. Kato