Title :
The LARES satellite and its minimization of the thermal forces
Author :
Ciufolini, Ignazio ; Paolozzi, Antonio ; Paris, Cecile ; Sindoni, Giampiero
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´Innovazione, Univ. del Salento, Lecce, Italy
Abstract :
Here we show the first results of the satellite LARES (LAser RElativity Satellite) of the Italian Space Agency, launched in February 2012 by the European Space Agency. Thanks to its special design, LARES minimizes the non-gravitational perturbations and the thermal forces better than any other artificial satellite.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; laser ranging; thermal engineering; Italian Space Agency; LARES satellite; artificial satellite; laser relativity satellite; nongravitational perturbations; satellite laser ranging; thermal force minimization; Acceleration; Distance measurement; Earth; Lasers; Orbits; Satellites; Space vehicles; General Relativity; LARES; Satellite Laser Ranging;
Conference_Titel :
Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Benevento
DOI :
10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2014.6865938
