Daylight space debris laser ranging

Space debris laser ranging is a technique to measure distances to defunct satellites or rocket bodies in orbits around Earth which was only possible within a few hours around twilight. Here, the authors show the first space debris laser ranging results during daylight while correcting inaccurate pre...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Steindorfer, Georg Kirchner, Franz Koidl, Peiyuan Wang, Beatriz Jilete, Tim Flohrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17332-z