Optical Moon Proximity Sensor
The Optical Moon Proximity Sensor (OMPS) is a space-flight-qualified laser-based Altimetry and Velocimetry sensor that provides a real-time line of sight range and velocity information to the spacecraft during the descent and landing phases of the mission. Four independent optical heads distributed around the spacecraft allow the sensor to report range and velocity information from 5 km down to the surface.
The sensor has prior space mission pedigree dating back to 2019 when it was first integrated and flown on the SpaceIL Beresheet unmanned lunar lander and successfully provided real-time range and velocity data down to the lunar surface. The sensor has been installed and flown on Blue Origin’s New Shepard reusable suborbital rocket system. It is designed into a larger lunar lander as the primary descent and landing sensor and is scheduled for a 2025 launch.
Long-range Altimeter
The Long Range Altimeter (LoRA) is a space-flight-qualified laser-based Altimetry and Velocimetry sensor that provides real-time line of sight range data to the spacecraft during the descent and landing phase of the mission. Two independent optical heads distributed around the spacecraft allow the sensor to report range information from 30 km down to the surface.
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The sensor leverages a prior 2019 space mission pedigree of our OMPS sensor that flew on the SpaceIL unmanned lunar lander and successfully provided real-time range and velocity data down to the lunar surface. The sensor has been installed and flown on Blue Origin’s New Shepard reusable suborbital rocket system. It is designed into a larger lunar lander as the primary descent and landing sensor and is scheduled for a 2025 launch.
Sentinel® Doppler LIDAR
The Sentinel® Doppler LIDAR is the latest product offering from Precision Flight Technologies that combines the features of our OMPS and LoRA sensors into a single package. Consisting of a single optoelectronic chassis and two independent Optical Heads, this sensor provides line of sight range along four non-collinear beams from 30 km above the lunar surface to the ground, along with line of sight velocity along four non-collinear beams from 10 km to the ground.