We report a free space laser communication experiment from the satellite laser ranging (SLR) station at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in lunar orbit through the on board one-way Laser Ranging (LR) receiver. Pseudo random data and sample image files were transmitted to LRO using a 4096-ary pulse position modulation (PPM) signal format. Reed-Solomon forward error correction codes were used to achieve error free data transmission at a moderate coding overhead rate. The signal fading due to the atmosphere effect was measured and the coding gain could be estimated.


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    Title :

    Simultaneous Laser Ranging and Communication from an Earth-Based Satellite Laser Ranging Station to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in Lunar Orbit


    Contributors:
    X. Sun (author) / D. R. Skillman (author) / M. A. Krainak (author) / M. T. Zuber (author) / D. E. Smith (author) / E. D. Hoffman (author) / D. Mao (author) / J. F. McGarry (author) / G. A. Neumann (author) / L. McIntire (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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