Title :
Laser pointing angle measurement for the geoscience laser altimeter
Author :
Millar, Pamela S. ; Sirota, J. Marcos ; Field, C.T. ; Mostofi, D.K.
Author_Institution :
Laser Remote Sensing Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
A laser pointing angle measurement system developed for the geoscience laser altimeter has been environmentally tested and is in compliance with its 7.3 urad error budget over expected spaceflight temperature variations.
Keywords :
altimeters; angular measurement; environmental testing; measurement by laser beam; measurement errors; pointing systems; space vehicles; environmental testing; error budget; geoscience laser altimeter; laser pointing angle measurement; spaceflight temperature variations; Cameras; Geoscience; Goniometers; Instruments; Mirrors; NASA; Optical beams; Optical coupling; System testing; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
