📖 Laser Ranging Interferometry for Future Gravity Missions. Instrument Design, Link Acquisition and Data Calibration.

This study aims to improve the Laser Ranging Instrument of the GRACE Follow-On mission in terms of instrument layout, algorithms for the laser link acquisition and techniques for mitigating the range measurement noise. The solutions discussed herein are mainly verified using numerical simulations, although experimental tests are also presented for validating the simulation hypothesis and verifying their compliancy to a realistic mission scenario.