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The Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) is a small satellite dedicated to finding near Earth asteroids. Its
surveying strategy consists of imaging areas of the sky to low solar elongation, while in a sun synchronous polar orbit
(dawn-dusk). A high performance baffle will control stray light mainly due to Earth shine. Observation scenarios
require solar shielding down to 45 degree solar elongation over a wide range of ecliptic latitudes. In order to detect the
faintest objects (approx 20th v mag) given a 15 cm telescope and CCD detection system, background from stray light is a
critical operational concern. The required attenuation is in the order of 10-12. The requirement was verified by analyses;
testing was not attempted because the level of attenuation is difficult to measure reliably. We report consistent results of
stray light optical modelling from two independent analyses. Launch is expected for late 2012.
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Victor Isbrucker, John Stauder, Denis Laurin, Allan Hollinger, "Stray light control for asteroid detection at low solar elongation for the NEOSSat micro-satellite telescope," Proc. SPIE 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 84424J (21 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925488