A low-power diode laser is used in a range sensor for spacecraft rendezvous and docking. The sensor consists of a transmitter, a retroreflector mounted on the other spacecraft, and a receiver mounted along with the transmitter. This is the first laser-based payload for Indian spacecraft.
Diode-laser-based range sensor
Automatic Object Recognition ; 1991 ; Orlando,FL,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 1471 ; 354
1991-08-01
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English
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