Prospects for lidars applications at the Russian Space Station
Authors: Evdokimov R.A., Gribkov A.S., Konev S.V., Matsak I.S., Tugaenko V.Yu.
Published in issue: #11(167)/2025
Category: Aviation and Rocket-Space Engineering | Chapter: Design, Construction, Production, Testing, and Operation of Aircraft
The paper considers possibility and expediency of using a multi-frequency polarizing lidar with a large aperture of the receiving optical system’s main mirror for monitoring the atmosphere and the Earth's surface on board the Russian Orbital Station (ROS). ROS should become a unique platform for the placement of scientific and target equipment requiring a high level of power supply. It was designed, among other things, for remote sensing of the Earth. Lidars for studying clouds, as well as the underlying surface, belong to such equipment. The scope and tasks of LIDAR-ROS target equipment, proposed at the stage of preliminary design of the station, are considered. The composition, some design and operational features, the main technical characteristics, and the design appearance of the LIDAR-ROS target equipment are described. Possible prospects for the development of lidar technology for ROS are considered.
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