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. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 04, 1995
Accession Number
ADA291019

Entities

People

  • De-tong Tan
  • Fu-min Yang

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Intelligence
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronomical Observatories
  • Geodynamics
  • Graphics
  • High Altitude
  • Laser Tracking
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Observers
  • Orbits
  • Precision
  • Range Finding
  • Repetition Rate
  • Residuals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris