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BELA transmitter performance and pointing stability verification campaign at DLR-PF

Michaelis, H.; Kallenbach, R.; Hussmann, H. +4 more

BELA is the first European planetary laser altimeter and shall be launched onboard of ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) as part of the BepiColombo spacecraft in October 2018. The complete development of the instrument was done in collaboration with team members in Switzerland, Germany and Spain. The transmitter is also the first space-qualifie…