Title :
Prospective Performance Budget of the T2L2 Experiment
Author :
Weick, Jonathan ; Samain, Etienne ; Vrancken, Patrick ; Guillemot, Philippe
Author_Institution :
Obs. de la Cote d´´Azur, Caussols
fDate :
May 29 2007-June 1 2007
Abstract :
The Time Transfer by Laser Link (T2L2) experiment [1], [2], under development at OCA (Observatoire de la Cote d´Azur) and CNES (Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales), France, will be launched in 2008 on the altimetric satellite Jason 2. The experiment principle is issued from laser telemetry, i.e. the timing of transmitted and reflected laser pulses. This paper is a prospective study of the T2L2 performance budget lead on simulations of the stations network geometry, the orbit parameters and the instrumental error budget.
Keywords :
measurement by laser beam; telemetry; altimetric satellite Jason 2; laser link; laser telemetry; network geometry; reflected laser pulses; time transfer; Clocks; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency synchronization; Instruments; Optical pulses; Satellites; Stability; Telemetry; Time measurement; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium, 2007 Joint with the 21st European Frequency and Time Forum. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0646-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1075-6787
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2007.4319087
