Author/Authors :
Wei-Tou Ni، نويسنده , , Michael C.W. Sandford، نويسنده , , Christian Veillet، نويسنده , , An-Ming Wu، نويسنده , , Patricia Fridelance، نويسنده , , Etienne Samain، نويسنده , , George Spalding، نويسنده , , Xiaohui Xu، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We present the ASTROD (Astrodynamical Space Test of Relativity using Optical Devices) mission concept of using drag-free spacecraft in solar orbits together with a constellation of Earth orbiting satellites (including spacecraft near the Lagrange points) which provides high-precision measurement of relativistic effects, better determination of the orbits of major asteroids, improvement in the measurement of Gfot, measurement of solar angular momentum via Lense-Thirring effect and the detection of low-frequency gravitational waves in a single mission.
