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On-Axis Optical Bench for Laser Ranging Instruments in Future Gravity Missions
Sensors, 2022 The laser ranging interferometer onboard the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On mission proved the feasibility of an interferometric sensor for inter-satellite length tracking with sub-nanometer precision, establishing an important ...
Yichao Yang +7 more
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Orbit Determination of High-Earth-Orbit Satellites by Satellite Laser Ranging [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2017 This study presents the application of satellite laser ranging (SLR) to orbit determination (OD) of high-Earth-orbit (HEO) satellites. Two HEO satellites are considered: the Quasi-Zenith Satellite-1 (QZS-1), a Japanese elliptical-inclinedgeosynchronous ...
Hyungjik Oh +5 more
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Study on the Preliminary Design of ARGO-M Operation System [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2010 Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute has been developing one mobile satellite laser ranging system named as accurate ranging system for geodetic observation-mobile (ARGO-M). Preliminary design of ARGO-M operation system (AOS) which is one of the
Yoon-Kyung Seo +6 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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Satellite Laser Ranging System at Geochang Sta
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2018 Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) has been developing the space optical and laser tracking (SOLT) system for space geodesy, space situational awareness, and Korean space missions. The SOLT system comprises satellite laser ranging (SLR),
Hyung-Chul Lim +7 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 To guarantee a smooth in-orbit space gravitational wave detection for the Taiji mission, a semi-physical simulation test of inter-satellite laser interference is carried out.
Yikun Wang +9 more
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Performance Analysis of the First Korean Satellite Laser Ranging System [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2014 The first Korean satellite laser ranging (SLR) system, Daedeok SLR station (DAEK station) was developed by Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) in 2012, whose main objectives are space geodesy researches.
Man-Soo Choi +18 more
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International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023 After being launched into orbit, the geometric calibration of a satellite laser altimeter will reduce errors in laser pointing and ranging caused by satellite vibrations during launch, environmental changes, and thermal effects during long-term operation,
Junfeng Xie +5 more
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100 kHz satellite laser ranging demonstration at Matera Laser Ranging Observatory [PDF]
Journal of Geodesy, 2021 AbstractThe new challenges related to the monitoring of Earth’s shape and motion have led the global geodetic observing system to set more stringent requirements on the precision and stability of the terrestrial reference frame (TRF). The achievement of this ambitious goal depends on the improvement of space geodesy techniques, satellite laser ranging (
Daniele Dequal +9 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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