Larets
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Mission Photos:

Courtesy of IPIE
Mission Objectives:
Larets is designed to address scientific and applied problems in the interests of geodesy and geodynamics. The LARETS mission is a next stage in low-target-error laser satellite design optimization, started with the WESTPAC mission. SLR tracking is the single data source for orbit determination
Mission Instrumentation:
Larets has the following instrumentation onboard:
- 60 prism corner cube retroreflectors
Mission Parameters:
| Larets
Parameters |
| Sponsor: |
Russia |
| Coordinator |
IPIE |
| Expected Life: |
6 Months |
| Primary Applications: |
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| Primary SLR Applications: |
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| COSPAR ID: |
0304206 |
| SIC Code: |
5557 |
| NORAD SSC Code: |
27944 |
| Launch Date: |
September 27 2003 |
| Orbit: |
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| Inclination: |
98.204 |
| Eccentricity: |
0.0002 |
| Altitude |
691 km |
| Weight: |
23.28kg |
Additional information:
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