First two-way laser ranging to a lunar orbiter: infrared observations from the Grasse station to LRO's retro-reflector array

First two-way laser ranging to a lunar orbiter: infrared observations from the Grasse station to LRO's retro-reflector array

Abstract We present the results of the first series of successful two-way laser ranging experiments from a ground station, the Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) station in Grasse, France, to a spacecraft at lunar distance, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). A 15 × 18 × 5 cm, 650-g array of twelve 32-mm...

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Main Authors: Mazarico, Erwan (Author), Sun, Xiaoli (Author), Torre, Jean-Marie (Author), Courde, Clément (Author), Chabé, Julien (Author), Aimar, Mourad (Author), Mariey, Hervé (Author), Maurice, Nicolas (Author), Barker, Michael K (Author), Mao, Dandan (Author), Cremons, Daniel R (Author), Bouquillon, Sébastien (Author), Carlucci, Teddy (Author), Viswanathan, Vishnu (Author), Lemoine, Frank G (Author), Bourgoin, Adrien (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021-09-20T17:28:48Z.
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