Taiji-1, which is the first experimental satellite for space gravitational wave detection in China, relies on key technologies include laser interferometer, reference sensor (GRS), micro-thruster and platform. Similarly to Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) pathfinder, except science optical bench (OB) of Taiji-1 contains test mass (TM) interferometers. Limited by lower mechanical streng...

CALIPSO is a joint NASA – CNES satellite currently in its third year of operation in low earth orbit. The satellite is making optical measurements of the Earth’s atmosphere to help quantify the impact of aerosols and clouds on the Earth’s radiation budget. To do this, it carries three instruments: CALIOP, a two-wavelength polarization-sensitive elastic backscatter lidar; the IIR a three band th...

We report progress in assessing the feasibility of a new satellite-based laser-sounding instrument to measure CO2 and other trace gas abundances in the lower troposphere from space.

A 50kg-class micro satellite RISESAT has various missions for space research: a laser communication terminal called VSOTA, a 5m GSD multi-spectral high-resolution telescope called HPT, a corner cube retro reflector, and so on. In this paper, collaborate experiment plan of VSOTA, HPT, CCR and ground SLR stations for satellite attitude determination is introduced. Introduction Small satellites ar...

Continuous improvements of quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology have extended the applications in environmental trace gas monitoring, mid-infrared spectroscopy in medicine and life science, law enforcement and homeland security and satellite sensor systems. We present the QCL based emissivity monitor for the CORSAIR blackbody. The emissivity of the blackbody was designed to be better than 0.9...