Today most of the telescopes from 1-meter to the 1 0-meter in diameter giants are designed to have multiple focal planes and hold various observational instruments. This multi-functional approach to designing telescope systems greatly increases the complexity and cost ofmanufacturing telescope systems.We are currently constructing a 0.5-meter and a 1 -meter wide-field telescope that will operate in tandem to detect and track Near Earth Obj ects (NEOs) and space debris. The telescopes have a single flat-plane Cassegrain focus, are optimized for a specific range ofwavelengths oflight, a small focal ratio with a wide field ofview, and hold a single multi-chip CCD camera as their only observational instrument. Because these telescopes are designed for a specific type of observation, the costs of the telescopes are greatly reduced compared to similar sized multipurpose telescopes systems.To achieve high-quality NEO/Space Debris observations, the manufacturers ofthe telescope systems, CCD cameras, facilities, and software work together to integrate their cutting-edge technologies into a single robust system. In this paper we discuss the strategy, design, and implementation of our manufacturing team approach to building cost-effective advanced technology telescope systems.
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