April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... on-board radar or optical systems to track a target and fine manoeuvring jets for impact accuracy. Even a small laser on a satellite can damage sensitive optical components such as Earth-oriented optical imagery sensors, Earth limb sensors...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
..., a precise navigation system from Fugro Norway, a miniaturised electric propulsion system from ThrustMe in France, and a miniature laser reflector for precise tracking from SCF Lab in Italy. The platform development and satellite integration are...
09 March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
... addressing various market and R&D requirements. These include a Laser Communications Terminal for high data-rate optical LEO-to-GEO links... the assembly hall and using an off-the-shelf laser tracker for precise localisation of the gondola. Changes on...
28 September 2016
Yorkshire mines to help shed light on life on Mars
...for Mars in 2020. The spectrometer is a powerful, laser based, analytical tool that provides information on the molecular ...minute changes in the light that is scattered back from the laser. The differences in wavelength and colour that is seen in the...
December 2014
Skolkovo and a new breed of Russian space startups
... by entrepreneurs Dmitry Tsetlin and Sergey Rebrov, creates laser modules for rocket engine ignition systems. The company ... a Skolkovo Foundation grant to enable the testing phase of laser modules for rocket engine ignition systems. Below right: Lin...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
...Mercury is planned for launch in 2017; DLR is contributing the laser altimeter BELA as well as the infrared spectrometer MERTIS. Starting in...gas giant and its moons. DLR will contribute the laser altimeter GALA and key components of the camera system....
