The laser ranging of etalon satellites
Abstract
This paper presents a summary of the laser ranging of 2 geodynamics satellites Etalon launched by the USSR, observed by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. From April to December of 1990, data of laser ranging of totally 73 passes were obtained, among which a maximum of 4,256 ranging data have been recorded in each pass, and the ranging distances sometimes exceeded 20,000 km.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- January 1995
- Bibcode:
- 1995STIN...9529660T
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Observatories;
- Etalons;
- Geodynamics;
- Laser Range Finders;
- Rangefinding;
- Distance;
- Reconnaissance Spacecraft;
- Lasers and Masers