Past and current laser altimeter instruments in planetary research have high requirements in terms of mass, power and volume. We present a novel less resource-demanding concept based on single-photon counting techniques. The instrument concept was utilized in a flight campaign of which the setup and the data analysis is presented. A small-satellite mission to the Moon is outlined as well as further potential for miniaturization of the instrument concept.
A miniaturized single-photon counting laser altimeter for space applications
CubeSats, SmallSats, and Hosted Payloads for Remote Sensing VIII ; 2024 ; San Diego, California, United States
Proc. SPIE ; 13146
2024-10-03
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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