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9. Satellite Laser Ranging

verfasst von : Ludwig Combrinck

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Abstract

Determining the range to a satellite in orbit around the earth utilising the technique of satellite laser ranging (SLR) was pioneered in the early 1960s. The first successful ranging experiment was reported in the 3 December 1964 issue of Flight International (Smith 1964). Dr. Henry H. Plotkin of Goddard Space Flight Centre led a NASA team to track the Beacon-B (also known as Explorer-22) satellite for ten successful sessions during the period 11 October to 13 November 1964. A team from General Electric Co. (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) also participated from Phoenix, Arizona. Using a telescope mounted with a ruby laser, expected range accuracy was about 3 m. Current accuracy is at the level of 1–2 cm.

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Metadaten
Titel
Satellite Laser Ranging
verfasst von
Ludwig Combrinck
Copyright-Jahr
2010
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11741-1_9