Analysis of SLR Targets for JASON.

Abstract

This report provides preliminary results pertaining to the applicability to the JASON program of a retroreflector array designed, built, and space qualified by the Naval Research Laboratory for Low Earth Orbiting spacecraft. In this report, we will describe the assumptions we used for link analysis as they pertain to Passes 44 and 85 over Capraia Island. We provide figures and discussions pertinent to a single retroreflector's performance and the array's performance over the site. We also include a description and photo of the array itself, as well as the test and levels used to space qualify the array.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA330181

Entities

People

  • G. Charmaine Gilbreath
  • Peter B. Rolsma
  • Robert Kessel

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Geometry
  • Ground Stations
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Laser Radar
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Random Vibration
  • Range Finding
  • Spacecraft
  • Test Equipment
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites