The lunar laser communication demonstration time-of-flight measurement system: overview, on-orbit performance, and ranging analysis

The Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) flown on the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) satellite achieved record uplink and downlink communication data rates between a satellite orbiting the Moon and an Earth-based ground terminal. In addition, the high-speed signals...

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Main Authors: Stevens, Mark L., Parenti, Ronald R., Greco Jr, Joseph Anthony, Khatri, Farzana I., Robinson, Bryan S, Willis, Matthew M., Boroson, Don M
Other Authors: Lincoln Laboratory
Format: Article
Published: SPIE 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114751
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8889-8964