PosterSpotlightIn-Orbit / Operational

Aeolus: A successful wind profiler and lidar laboratory in space

Mr. Christian Lemmerz

DLR - German Aerospace Centre

Day

Monday · 2026-10-12

Time

3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

Session

Exhibition and Poster Session-1

Venue

ICSO 2026 Conference Venue

Session Exhibition and Poster Session-1

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In 30 seconds

This study synthesizes key technological lessons from the Aeolus mission to optimize future space-borne UV wind lidars. By analyzing long-term test data regarding laser performance, telescope alignment, and detector behavior, it provides actionable insights for successor missions like ATLID and Aeolus-2. These results serve as a roadmap for improving mission reliability and instrument lifespan for operational wind-profiling lidar constellations.

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Topics & Subtopics

Lidar & Active SensingInstrument PerformanceDoppler Wind LidarChannel Monitoring & ForecastingCalibrationSpace TelescopesUV / VIS / IR AstronomyFrequency ReferencesMechanismsAssembly & Alignment

Spotlight

Valuable heritage/lessons-learned poster: Aeolus provides rare in-orbit laser and detector experience that directly informs Aeolus-2 and future space lidars.