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In-Orbit Performance of the GRACE Follow-on Laser Ranging Interferometer

Abich, Klaus and Abramovici, Alexander and Amparan, Bengie and Baatzsch, Andreas and Okihiro, Brian Bachman and Barr, David C. and Bize, Maxime P. and Bogan, Christina and Braxmaier, Claus and Burke, Michael J. and Clark, Ken C. and Dahl, Christian and Dahl, Katrin and Danzmann, Karsten and Davis, Mike A. and de Vine, Glenn and Dickson, Jeffrey A. and Dubovitsky, Serge and Eckardt, Andreas and Ester, Thomas and Barranco, Germán Fernández and Flatscher, Reinhold and Flechtner, Frank and Folkner, William M. and Francis, Samuel and Gilbert, Martin S. and Gilles, Frank and Gohlke, Martin and Grossard, Nicolas and Günther, Burghardt and Hager, Philipp and Hauden, Jerome and Heine, Frank F. and Heinzel, Gerhard and Herding, Mark and Hinz, Martin and Howell, James and Katsumura, Mark and Kaufer, Marina and Klipstein, William M. and Koch, Alexander and Kruger, Micah and Larsen, Kameron and Lebeda, Anton and Lebeda, Arnold and Leikert, Thomas and Liebe, Carl Christian and Liu, Jehhal and Lobmeyer, Lynette and Mahrdt, Christoph and Mangoldt, Thomas and McKenzie, Kirk and Misfeldt, Malte and Morton, Phillip R. and Müller, Vitali and Murray, Alexander T. and Nguyen, Don J. and Nicklaus, Kolja and Pierce, Robert and Ravich, Joshua A. and Reavis, Gretchen and Reiche, Jens and Sanjuan, Josep and Schütze, Daniel and Seiter, Christoph and Shaddock, Daniel and Sheard, Benjamin and Sileo, Michael and Spero, Robert and Spiers, Gary and Stede, Gunnar and Stephens, Michelle and Sutton, Andrew and Trinh, Joseph and Voss, Kai and Wang, Duo and Wang, Rabi T. and Ware, Brent and Wegener, Henry and Windisch, Steve and Woodruff, Christopher and Zender, Bernd and Zimmermann, Marcus (2019) In-Orbit Performance of the GRACE Follow-on Laser Ranging Interferometer. Physical Review Letters, 123 (031101), 031101-1. American Physical Society. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.031101. ISSN 0031-9007.

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Abstract

The Laser Ranging Interferometer (LRI) instrument on the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Follow-On mission has provided the first laser interferometric ange measurements between remote spacecraft, separated by approximately 220 km. Autonomous controls that lock the laser frequency to a cavity reference and establish the degrees of freedom two-way laser link between remote spacecraft succeeded on the first attempt. Active beam pointing based on differential wave front sensing compensates spacecraft attitude fluctuations. The LRI has operated continuously without breaks in phase tracking for more than 50 days, and has shown biased range measurements similar to the primary ranging Instrument based on microwaves, but with much less noise at a level of 1 nm/rt(Hz) at Fourier frequencies above 100 mHz.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/128565/
Document Type:Article
Title:In-Orbit Performance of the GRACE Follow-on Laser Ranging Interferometer
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Abich, KlausRY-DLR, BremenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Abramovici, AlexanderJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Amparan, BengieBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baatzsch, AndreasSpaceTech GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Okihiro, Brian BachmanJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Barr, David C.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bize, Maxime P.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bogan, ChristinaMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Braxmaier, ClausDLR, BremenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Burke, Michael J.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Clark, Ken C.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dahl, ChristianSpace tech GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dahl, KatrinSpaceTech GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Danzmann, KarstenMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Davis, Mike A.Ball Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de Vine, GlennJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dickson, Jeffrey A.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dubovitsky, SergeJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eckardt, AndreasInstitut für Optische SensorsystemeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ester, ThomasTesat-Spacecom GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Barranco, Germán FernándezMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Flatscher, ReinholdAirbus Defence & SpaceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Flechtner, FrankGeoForschungsZentrum PotsdamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Folkner, William M.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Francis, SamuelJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gilbert, Martin S.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gilles, FrankSpaceTech GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gohlke, MartinDLR-RY, BremenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Grossard, NicolasiXblue PhotonicsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Günther, Burghardtinstitut für optische sensorsystemeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hager, PhilippSpaceTech GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hauden, JeromeiXblue PhotonicsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Heine, Frank F.Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KGUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Heinzel, GerhardMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Herding, MarkSpaceTech GmbH, ImmenstaadUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hinz, MartinHensoldt Optronics GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Howell, JamesBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Katsumura, MarkJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kaufer, MarinaSpaceTech GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Klipstein, William M.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Koch, AlexanderMax Planck InstitutUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kruger, MicahBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Larsen, KameronJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lebeda, AntonAPCON AeroSpace & DefenceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lebeda, ArnoldAPCON AeroSpace & DefenceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Leikert, ThomasHensoldt Optronics GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Liebe, Carl ChristianJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Liu, JehhalJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lobmeyer, LynetteBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mahrdt, ChristophMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mangoldt, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McKenzie, KirkJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Misfeldt, MalteMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Morton, Phillip R.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Müller, VitaliMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Murray, Alexander T.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nguyen, Don J.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nicklaus, KoljaSpaceTech GmbH, ImmenstaadUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pierce, RobertBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ravich, Joshua A.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reavis, GretchenBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reiche, JensMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sanjuan, JosepDLR-RYUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schütze, DanielMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Seiter, ChristophTesat-Spacecom GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Shaddock, DanielJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sheard, BenjaminMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sileo, MichaelBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Spero, RobertJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Spiers, GaryJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stede, GunnarMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stephens, MichelleBall Aerospace and Technologies CorporationUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sutton, AndrewJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Trinh, JosephJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Voss, KaiSpaceTech GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wang, DuoJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wang, Rabi T.Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ware, BrentJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wegener, HenryMax-Planck-Institut, HannoverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Windisch, SteveTesat-Spacecom GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Woodruff, ChristopherJet Propulsion LaboratoryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zender, BerndDLR, Institut für Optische SensorsystemeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zimmermann, MarcusHensoldt Optronics GmbHUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:19 July 2019
Journal or Publication Title:Physical Review Letters
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:123
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.031101
Page Range:031101-1
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:0031-9007
Status:Published
Keywords:satelitte laser ranging, heterodyne interferometry
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Space System Technology
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R SY - Space System Technology
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Systems Engineering Optische Systeme (old)
Location: Berlin-Adlershof , Bremen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Space Systems > Systems Enabling Technologies
Institute of Optical Sensor Systems > High-Speed Electronics
Deposited By: Hamann, Ines
Deposited On:24 Jul 2019 10:15
Last Modified:27 Jun 2023 09:29

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