LARES
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Mission Photos:
Courtesy of ASI
Mission Objectives:
LARES will achieve important measurements in gravitational physics, General Relativity, space geodesy and geodynamics, in particular, together with the LAGEOS-1 and LAGEOS-2 satellites and with the GRACE models, it will provide a very accurate determination of the Earth gravitomagnetic field and of the Lense-Thirring effect.
Mission Instrumentation:
The LARES satellites is covered with 92 uncoated cube corner reflectors made from Suprasil 311. Each cube measures: height=27.889 mm diameter=38.10 mm.
Mission Parameters:
| Sponsor: | ASI/ESA |
| Expected Life: | Many decades |
| Primary Applications: | Relativity |
| COSPAR ID: | 1200601 |
| SIC Code: | 5987 |
| NORAD SSC Code: | 38077 |
| Launch Date: | 13-Feb-2012 |
| Satellite Radius: | 182 mm |
| RRA Shape: | Sphere |
| Reflectors: | 92 corner cubes |
| Size of Reflector: | 38.10 mm diameter |
| Orbit: | circular |
| Inclination: | 69.5 degrees |
| Altitude: | 1450 km |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0 |
| Weight: | 386.8 kg |
Additional Information:
Websites:
- ASI home page
- LARES Mission home page
