Title :
The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) laser transmitter
Author :
Yu, Anthony W. ; Shaw, George B. ; Novo-Gradac, Anne Marie ; Li, Steven X. ; Ramos-Izquierdo, Luis ; Guzek, Jeffrey ; Rosanova, Alberto ; Cavanaugh, John ; Lukemire, Alan ; Unger, Glenn ; Krebs, Danny
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
We present the final configuration of the space flight laser transmitter as delivered to the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument. The instrument was launched in 2009 and has been in operation for close to two years and accumulated over 1.3 billion laser shots in space.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; altimeters; laser beams; LOLA laser transmitter; laser shot; lunar orbiter laser altimeter laser transmitter; space flight laser transmitter; Instruments; Laser beams; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Moon; Optical transmitters; Space laser; altimetry; topographic mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1003-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049943
