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Otsubo, T. and Appleby, G.M. (2003). System-dependent center-of-mass correction for spherical geodetic satellites. Journal of Geophysical Research 108. doi: 10.1029/2002JB002209. issn: 0148-0227. |
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The temporal spread of optical pulse signals due to reflection from multiple onboard reflectors is now a critical problem in satellite laser ranging. The full rate residual profile of single-photon laser ranging can be used to model the response function of geodetic satellites, resolving the uncertainty of far-field diffraction. We constructed the response function model for three types of laser ranging targets already in Earth orbit, the LAGEOS, AJISAI, and ETALON satellites. The center-of-mass correction depends on the ranging system and observation policy at terrestrial stations and varies about 1 cm for LAGEOS and 5 cm for AJISAI and ETALON. |
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Keywords
Geodesy and Gravity, Satellite orbits, Geodesy and Gravity, Instruments and techniques, Geodesy and Gravity, Terrestrial reference systems, Geodesy and Gravity, Geopotential theory and determination |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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