GLISA: Geosynchronous laser interferometer space antenna concepts with off-the-shelf satellites

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Tinto, M ^a   Debra, D ^b   Buchman, S ^b   Tilley, S ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c Safety and Mission Assurance Manager Space Systems Loral   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; ANTENNAS; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; DRAG; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERFEROMETERS; SATELLITE ANTENNAS; SATELLITES;

COMMERCIAL SATELLITES; FREE FALL; GEOSYNCHRONOUS MISSIONS; GRAVITATIONAL REFERENCE SENSORS; LASER INTERFEROMETER SPACE ANTENNA; LAUNCHING VEHICLES; MISSION CONCEPTS; STANFORD UNIVERSITY;

LASER INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 84923924649     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: 10897623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4904862     Document Type: Article

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