Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 49, Issue 11, 45(2020)

Development and Application for Ground-based Space Debris Laser Ranging (Invited)

Hai-feng ZHANG1...2, Ming-liang LONG1,*, Hua-rong DENG1,2, Zhi-bo WU1,2, Shao-yu CHENG4, Pu LI1, and Zhong-ping ZHANG1,23 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200030, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Space Object and Debris Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing10008, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai200062, China
  • 4Shanghai University, Shanghai200, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Photon detected at different positions in the laser pulse
    The schematic of optical system for high power solid-state laser with 200Hz repetition rate
    Laser ranging results of space debris at Shanghai Laser Ranging Station in 2013~2015 year
    Space debris with ID of 38346 laser ranging at repetition of 1 kHz
    Satellite laser ranging with ultra-high repetition rate of 500 kHz
    Laser emission and single photon detector reception to avoid the laser back-scatter
    Space debris laser ranging with RCS of 0.05 m2 (ID: 01520)
    Space debris laser ranging at a distance of more than 6 700 km (ID: 28118)
    Laser ranging system for single-station laser emission and multi-station echo signal reception
    European multi-telescope space debris laser ranging (Graz; Zimmerwald: 600 km; Wettzell: 400 km; Herstmonceux: 1 200 km)
    • Table 1. The statics of laser echoes and system noise from APD and SPAD detector

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      Table 1. The statics of laser echoes and system noise from APD and SPAD detector

      TypeTotal pointsEffective pointsEcho signal ratio/%System noise ratio/%
      APD89278119.7412.44
      SPAD2501017.76359.6
    • Table 2. Multi-station in China for space debris laser ranging

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      Table 2. Multi-station in China for space debris laser ranging

      NameIDNORADFarther distance/kmPass
      SL-14 R/B175671987⁃024B6312
      SL-3 R/B142081983⁃075B5662
      DELTA 2 R/B256371999⁃008D8406
      ARIANE 40 R/B259791999⁃064C5894
      DNEPR 1 R/B265502000⁃057F1 3641
      PEGASUS R/B391982013⁃033B6493
    • Table 3. Multi-station in world for space debris laser ranging

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      Table 3. Multi-station in world for space debris laser ranging

      NameIDNORADFarther distance (km)Pass
      SL-3 R/B131211982⁃027B5742
      SL-8 R/B113271979⁃030B9952
      SL-16 R/B230881994⁃023B8454
      CZ-2C R/B284802004⁃046B9112
      CZ-2C R/B311142007⁃010B87210
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    Hai-feng ZHANG, Ming-liang LONG, Hua-rong DENG, Zhi-bo WU, Shao-yu CHENG, Pu LI, Zhong-ping ZHANG. Development and Application for Ground-based Space Debris Laser Ranging (Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2020, 49(11): 45

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    Published Online: Mar. 11, 2021

    The Author Email: LONG Ming-liang (F_CEO_beifeng@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20204911.1149004

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