Space debris and satellite laser ranging combined using a megahertz system [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSatellite laser ranging and space debris laser ranging are two closely related range measurement techniques with slightly different setups relying on different lasers.
Michael A. Steindorfer +3 more
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A Tutorial on Retroreflectors and Arrays Used in Satellite and Lunar Laser Ranging
Photonics, 2023 The present paper discusses the basics of retroreflector theory and the manner in which they are combined in arrays to service the laser tracking of artificial satellites and the Moon.
John J. Degnan
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Reduction of Satellite Signature Effect in High-Accuracy Satellite Laser Ranging to Etalon
Applied Sciences, 2023 Etalon is considered to be one of the most promising satellites for studying crustal motions, Earth rotation, and other scientific applications. Unfortunately, its outsized shape and signature result in a measurement range bias of several millimeters. On
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10 kHz repetition rate picosecond green laser for high-accuracy satellite ranging
Frontiers in Physics, 2023 Picosecond pulse laser is the main light source for satellite laser ranging. In this paper, a 10 kHz repetition rate picosecond green laser with an average output power of 5.3 W is demonstrated.
Zhongwei Fan +7 more
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An efficient real-time signal processing method for satellite laser ranging. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIn recent years, various real-time processing methods have been developed for Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) data. However, the recognition rate of the single-stage Graz filtering algorithm for high-orbit satellites is less than 1%, and traditional two ...
Jinyu Wang, Wei Zhu, Weiming Gong
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Progress of the satellite laser ranging system TROS1000
Geodesy and Geodynamics, 2015 The mobile satellite laser ranging system TROS1000, successfully developed in 2010, achieves a high repetition rate and enables daytime laser ranging. Its measurement range has reached up to 36000 km with an accuracy as precise as 1 cm.
Tangyong Guo +6 more
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Design and Development of High-Repetition-Rate Satellite Laser Ranging System [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2015 The Accurate Ranging System for Geodetic Observation – Mobile (ARGO-M) was successfully developed as the first Korean mobile Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) system in 2012, and has joined in the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) tracking network,
Eun-Jung Choi +6 more
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Key technologies implementation of high-repetition-rate satellite laser ranging
Geodesy and Geodynamics, 2013 Satellite laser ranging (SLR) is one of the major space geodetic instruments, which has various applications in earth science. In this paper, we introduce several issues regarding the key technology implementation of high-repetition-rate SLR system ...
Wang Peiyuan +6 more
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A Unified Global Reference Frame of Vertical Crustal Movements by Satellite Laser Ranging [PDF]
Sensors, 2016 Crustal movement is one of the main factors influencing the change of the Earth system, especially in its vertical direction, which affects people’s daily life through the frequent occurrence of earthquakes, geological disasters, and so on.
Xinhui Zhu +3 more
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Satellite laser ranging at ultra-high PRF of hundreds of kilohertz all day
Frontiers in Physics, 2022 Satellite laser ranging (SLR) had been operated at a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) from ∼10 Hz to 10 kHz; the ultra-high PRF of SLR (UH-SLR) is a trend of development.
Mingliang Long +9 more
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