DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Study on the Optoelectronic Design for Korean Mobile Satellite Laser Ranging System

  • Received : 2010.10.10
  • Accepted : 2011.06.08
  • Published : 2011.06.15

Abstract

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute has been developing one mobile and one stationary satellite laser ranging system for the space geodesy research and precise orbit determination since 2008, which are called as ARGO-M and ARGO-F, respectively. They will be capable of daytime laser ranging as well as nighttime and provide the accurate range measurements with millimeter level precision. Laser ranging accuracy is mostly dependent on the optics and optoelectronic system which consists of event timer, optoelectronic controller and photon detectors in the case of ARGO-M. In this study, the optoelectronic system of ARGO-M is addressed and its critical design is also presented. Additionally, the experiment of the integrated optoelectronic system was performed in the laboratory to validate the functional operation of each component and its results are analyzed to investigate ARGO-M performance in advance.

Keywords

References

  1. Bespalko V, Boole E, Vedin V, The model A032-ET of riga event timers, in Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Canberra, Australia, 15-20 Oct 2006, 321.
  2. Iqbal F, Kirchner G, Koidl F, Fast response, medium resolution digital event timer and range gate generator for satellite laser ranging, ArtSa, 43, 143-149 (2008). doi: 10.2478/v10018-009-0013-8
  3. Kirchner G, 2011, private communication.
  4. Kirchner G, Koidl F, Short distance calibration, in Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Laser Ranging Instrumentation, Shanghai, China, 11-15 Nov 1996, 431.
  5. Kirchner G, Koidl F, Prochazka I, Hamal K, Spad time walk compensation and return energy dependent ranging, in Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Deggendorf, Germany, 21-25 Sep 1998, 521.
  6. Lim HC, Seo YK, Na JK, Bang SC, Lee JY, et al., Tracking capability analysis of ARGO-M satellite laser ranging system for STSAT-2 and KOMPSAT-5, JASS, 27, 245-252 (2010). doi: 10.5140/JASS.2010.27.3.245
  7. Noll C, Pearlman M, International laser ranging service 2007-2008 report (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2009), NASA/TP-2009-215848.

Cited by

  1. Design of tracking mount and controller for mobile satellite laser ranging system vol.49, pp.1, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2011.09.009
  2. Design and Development of High-Repetition-Rate Satellite Laser Ranging System vol.32, pp.3, 2015, https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2015.32.3.209
  3. Development of Optical System for ARGO-M vol.30, pp.1, 2013, https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2013.30.1.049
  4. Orbit Determination Using SLR Data for STSAT-2C: Short-arc Analysis vol.32, pp.3, 2015, https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2015.32.3.189
  5. Performance Analysis of the First Korean Satellite Laser Ranging System vol.31, pp.3, 2014, https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2014.31.3.225
  6. A new approach to the telescope operation method for satellite tracking using a time synchronization technique vol.54, pp.8, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2014.06.013