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.


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    Title :

    A miniaturized single-photon counting laser altimeter for space applications



    Conference:

    CubeSats, SmallSats, and Hosted Payloads for Remote Sensing VIII ; 2024 ; San Diego, California, United States


    Published in:

    Proc. SPIE ; 13146


    Publication date :

    2024-10-03





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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