EULIAA IR lidar tracks rocket emissions at ESA symposium

At the ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research in Trondheim, Thorben H. Lüke‑Mense (Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics, IAP) presented first results from the EULIAA infrared lidar at the ALOMAR observatory in Northern Norway.
The system, operating autonomously at Andøya Space since October 2025, successfully measured aerosols from a sounding rocket exhaust throughout the atmosphere during launch.
These measurements, although not the primary project objective, demonstrate the strong potential of EULIAA lidar technology for monitoring spaceflight emissions and have already triggered discussions with stakeholders from the space transportation community.