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Thomas, Nicolas and Hussmann, Hauke and Lara, Luisa (2019) The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter (BELA): a Post-Launch Summary. CEAS Space Journal, 11 (4), pp. 371-380. Springer. doi: 10.1007/s12567-019-00270-y. ISSN 1868-2502.
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Abstract
We provide a brief description of the BepiColombo Laser Altimeter experiment for the joint ESA-JAXA mission to Mercury, BepiColombo. The text describes the main elements of the instrument and discusses several of the problems encountered during the instrument development. The actions taken to mitigate the issues are also described and the resulting performance of the instrument as determined by combining ground test data with models of Mercury and the spacecraft orbit is presented. The instrument has met the requirements set in 2005 and should provide a solid data set for the global study of the topography and internal structure of Mercury.
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| Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter (BELA): a Post-Launch Summary | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | CEAS Space Journal | ||||||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Volume: | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12567-019-00270-y | ||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 371-380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 1868-2502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | Laser Altimeter, Space Missions, Solar System, BepiColombo, Mercury | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | R EW - Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Project BepiColombo - MERTIS and BELA | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Geodesy | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Hußmann, Dr. Hauke | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 26 Nov 2020 14:06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2020 14:06 |
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