A study has been performed of the feasibility of accommodating a carbon dioxide Doppler lidar on a Space Station polar platform. Results show that such an instrument could be accommodated on a single 1.5-*2.25-m optical bench, mounted centrally on the Earth-facing side of the satellite. The power, weight, and thermal issues appear resolvable. However, the question of servicing the instrument remains open, until more data are available on an isotopic CO2 laser lifetime.
Carbon dioxide Doppler lidar wind sensor on a Space Station polar platform
CO2-Doppler-Lidar als Windsensor auf einer polaren Raumstationsplattform
Applied Optics ; 28 , 5 ; 834-839
1989
6 Seiten, 10 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
TELEMETRIE , GASLASER , LASERRADAR , GEWICHT , DOPPLER-EFFEKT , SENSOR , SATELLIT , METEOROLOGIE , LEBENSDAUER , METEOROLOGISCHER SATELLIT , WIND , LEISTUNG , WARTUNG
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