Altimetry and transponder ground simulation experiment |
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Authors: | K.U. Schreiber M. Hiener H. Michaelis K.-H. Haufe A. Neidhardt |
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Affiliation: | a Forschungseinrichtung Satellitengeodaesie, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Geodaetisches Observatorium Wettzell, 93444 Bad Koetzting, Germany b DLR e.V. Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstr. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany c Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie, Geodaetisches Observatorium Wettzell, 93444 Bad Koetzting, Germany |
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Abstract: | We have designed and built a compact demonstrator unit for the investigation of altimetry and transponder applications. A small light-weight breadboard carries a compact frequency doubled Nd:YAG pulse laser, an afocal beam expansion optics, a small receiver telescope with spectral and spatial filter arrangements and a sensitive photo-detector. The output laser energy can be as high as 45 mJ with a pulse-width of 3 ns and the telescope aperture is 10 cm. Simulations [Degnan, J.J., 2006. Simulating interplanetary transponder and laser communications experiments via dual station ranging to SLR satellites. In: Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Canberra, Australia, pp. 457-462] suggested that the link margin for low Earth orbiting satellites (LEO) is comfortable. Successful satellite laser ranging from this dual-station experiment in several different configurations was achieved up to the MEO orbit in a 10 day provisional installation. |
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Keywords: | Satellite laser ranging Optical transponder Interplanetary ranging |
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