The Virtual Telescope for X-Ray Observations (VTXO) is a conceptual mission under development to demonstrate a new instrument for astronomical observations in the X-ray band using a set of 6U CubeSats. VTXO will use a Phase Fresnel Lens, which has the potential to improve the imaging resolution several orders of magnitude over the current state-of-the-art X-ray telescopes. This technique requires long focal lengths (>100 m), which necessitates the lens and camera be on separate spacecraft, flying in precision formation. This work presents the results from a model developed to determine the {\Delta}V requirements to maintain formation, for both solar and galactic X-ray observations, from a Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
@article{arxiv.1807.05249,
title = {VTXO - Virtual Telescope for X-Ray Observations},
author = {Kyle Rankin and Steven Stochaj and Neerav Shah and John Krizmanic and Asal Naseri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.05249},
year = {2018}
}