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SLR Satellite Information

The SLR satellite information below is divided into three tables for readibility purposes:

  1. General information, including sponsor, IDs, links, and pictures
  2. Orbit information
  3. Size information, including laser reflector information
  4. Normal point information

Each table is divided into currently-tracked SLR missions, future missions requiring SLR tracking, and missions formerly tracked by SLR. Any comments, questions, or corrections to this information should be directed to Carey Noll, CDDIS Manager. A PDF version of the spreadsheet are also available.

 

General SLR Satellite Information

Satellite Full Name Sponsor Primary
Application
COSPAR ID SIC Launch Date ILRS Tracking Status Other Instruments Link Photo
ADEOS/RIS ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite/ Reflector In Space NASDA Earth Sensing 9604601 1555 17-Aug-96 Past radimoeter, ozone mapping spectrometer link picture
ADEOS-2 ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite 2 NASDA Earth Sensing 0205601 1556 14-Dec-02 Past radiometer, spectrometer  link  picture
AJISAI   NASDA Geodynamics 8606101 1500 12-Aug-86 Current   link picture
ALOS Advanced Land Observing Satellite NASDA Earth Sensing     2005 Future radiometer, SAR link picture
ANDE Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment NRL Earth Sensing     2006 Future   picture
Apollo 11 Sea of Tranquility   NASA Lunar Science 0000100 0100 21-Jul-69 Current   link picture
Apollo 14 Fra Mauro   NASA Lunar Science 0000102 0102 05-Feb-71 Current   link picture
Apollo 15 Hadley Rille   NASA Lunar Science 0000103 0103 31-Jul-71 Current   link picture
ATEx Advanced Tether Experiment U.S. Navy Tether Science      2002 Future   link picture
BE-C Beacon Explorer C NASA Earth Sensing 6503201 0317 29-Apr-65 Current electrostatic probe, radiobeacon, doppler    picture
CHAMP CHAllenging Microsatellite Payload GFZ Geoscience 0003902 8002 15-Jul-00 Current accelerometer, magnetometer, GPS receiver link picture
CryoSat   ESA Earth Sensing N/A N/A 08-Oct-05 Past DORIS link picture
DIADEM-1C   CNES Geodynamics 6701101 6703 08-Feb-67 Past

doppler

  picture
DIADEM-1D   CNES Geodynamics 6701401 6704 15-Feb-67 Past

doppler

  picture
Envisat ENVIronmental SATellite ESA Earth Sensing 0200901 6179 01-Mar-02 Current spectrometer, altimeter, SAR, radiometer, ozone mapper, DORIS link picture
ERS-1 Earth Remote Sensing Satellite 1 ESA Earth Sensing 9105001 6177 17-Jul-91 Past SAR, altimeter, radiometer link picture
ERS-2 Earth Remote Sensing Satellite 2 ESA Earth Sensing 9502101 6178 21-Apr-95 Current SAR, altimeter, radiometer, PRARE link picture
ETS-VIII Engineering Test Satellite VIII JAXA Space Experiments     2006 Future GPS receiver link picture
ETALON-1   Russia Geodynamics 8900103 0525 10-Jan-89 Current     picture
ETALON-2   Russia Geodynamics 8903903 4146 31-May-89 Current     picture
FIZEAU METEOR 2-21 Russia Earth Sensing 9305501 5050 31-May-93 Past      
Galileo   EU/ESA Positioning  

2007 Future   link picture
GSTB-V2/A Galileo System Test Bed V2/A EU/ESA Positioning  

2005 Future   link picture
GSTB-V2/B Galileo System Test Bed V2/AB EU/ESA Positioning  

2007 Future   link picture
GEOS-1 Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite 1 NASA Earth Sensing 6508901

06-Nov-65 Past  

GEOS-2 Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite 2 NASA Earth Sensing 6800201

28-Apr-68 Past  

GEOS-3 Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite 3 NASA Earth Sensing 7502701

1127

09-Apr-75 Current radar altimeter, Doppler beacon

 picture

GFO-1 Geosat Follow-On 1 U.S. Navy Earth Sensing 9800701 8501 10-Feb-98 Current altimeter, radiometer, GPS receiver, DORIS link picture
GFZ-1 GeoForschungsZentrum 1 GFZ Geodynamics 8601795 8001 19-Apr-95 Current   link picture
GLONASS-49 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 49 Russia Positioning 9001103 9049 08-Dec-90 Current   link picture
GLONASS-56 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 56 Russia Positioning 9204701 9056 30-Jul-92 Current   link picture
GLONASS-57 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 57 Russia Positioning 9204702 9057 30-Jul-92 Current   link picture
GLONASS-62 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 62 Russia Positioning 9402101 9062 11-Apr-94 Current   link picture
GLONASS-63 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 63 Russia Positioning 9402102 9063 11-Apr-94 Current   link picture
GLONASS-64 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 64 Russia Positioning 9402103 9064 11-Apr-94 Current   link picture
GLONASS-65 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 65 Russia Positioning 9405001 9065 11-Aug-94 Past   link picture
GLONASS-66 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 66 Russia Positioning 9405002 9066 11-Aug-94 Current   link picture
GLONASS-67 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 67 Russia Positioning 9405003 9067 11-Aug-94 Current   link picture
GLONASS-68 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 68 Russia Positioning 9407601 9068 15-Dec-94 Current   link picture
GLONASS-69 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 69 Russia Positioning 9407602 9069 15-Dec-94 Current   link picture
GLONASS-70 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 70 Russia Positioning 9407603 9070 15-Dec-94 Past   link picture
GLONASS-71 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 71 Russia Positioning 9500901 9071 07-Mar-95 Current   link picture
GLONASS-72 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 72 Russia Positioning 9500902 9072 07-Mar-95 Past   link picture
GLONASS-74 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 74 Russia Positioning 9503701 9074 24-Jul-95 Past   link picture
GLONASS-75 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 75 Russia Positioning 9503702 9075 24-Jul-95 Current   link picture
GLONASS-76 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 76 Russia Positioning 9503703 9076 24-Jul-95 Current   link picture
GLONASS-77 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 77 Russia Positioning 9506801 9077 14-Dec-95 Current   link picture
GLONASS-78 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 78 Russia Positioning 9506802 9078 14-Dec-95 Current   link picture
GLONASS-79 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 79 Russia Positioning 9506803 9079 14-Dec-95 Past   link picture
GLONASS-80 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 80 Russia Positioning 9807701 9080 30-Dec-98 Current   link picture
GLONASS-81 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 81 Russia Positioning 9807702 9081 30-Dec-98 Current   link picture
GLONASS-82 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 82 Russia Positioning 9807703 9082 30-Dec-98 Current   link picture
GLONASS-83 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 83 Russia Positioning 0006301 9083 13-Oct-00 Current   link picture
GLONASS-84 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 84 Russia Positioning 0006302 9084 13-Oct-00 Current   link picture
GLONASS-85 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 85 Russia Positioning 0006303 9085 13-Oct-00 Current   link picture
GLONASS-86 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 86 Russia Positioning 0105303 9086 01-Dec-01 Current   link picture
GLONASS-87 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 87 Russia Positioning 0105302 9087 01-Dec-01 Current   link picture
GLONASS-88 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 88 Russia Positioning 0105301 9088 01-Dec-01 Current   link picture
GLONASS-89 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 89 Russia Positioning 0206001 9089 25-Dec-02 Past   link picture
GLONASS-90 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 90 Russia Positioning 0206003 9090 25-Dec-02 Current   link picture
GLONASS-91 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 91 Russia Positioning 0206002 9091 25-Dec-02 Current   link picture
GLONASS-92 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 92 Russia Positioning 0305601 9092 10-Dec-03 Current   link picture
GLONASS-93 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 93 Russia Positioning 0305602 9093 10-Dec-03 Current   link picture
GLONASS-94 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 94 Russia Positioning 0305603 9094 10-Dec-03 Current   link picture
GLONASS-95 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 95 Russia Positioning 0405302 9095 26-Dec-04 Current   link picture
GLONASS-96 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 96 Russia Positioning 0405303 9096 26-Dec-04 Current   link picture
GLONASS-97 GLObal NAvigation Satellite System 97 Russia Positioning 0405301 9097 26-Dec-04 Current   link picture
GOCE Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Mission ESA Earth Sensing     2006 Future GPS receiver, gravimeter link picture
GP-B Gravity Probe B NASA, Stanford Geoscience 0401401 8603 20-Apr-04 Current GPS receiver, gyroscopes link picture
GPS-35 Global Positioning System 35 U.S. DOD Positioning 9305401 3535 30-Aug-93 Current   link picture
GPS-36 Global Positioning System 36 U.S. DOD Positioning 9401601 3636 10-Mar-94 Current   link picture
GRACE Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment NASA,GFZ Earth Sensing 0201201
(GRACE-A)
0201202
(GRACE-B)
8003
8004
17-Mar-02 Current   link picture
H2A-LRE Laser Retroreflector Experiment NASDA Space Experiments 0103801 1577 24-Aug-2001 Past   link picture
ICESat Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite NASA Earth Sensing 0300201 8201

14-Jan-03

Current GLAS, star tracker, GPS receiver link picture
IRS-P5 Indian Remote Sensing Satellite P5 ISRO Earth Sensing     2001 Future High resolution panchromatic camera    
Jason-1 TOPEX Follow-On NASA, CNES Earth Sensing 0105501   07-Dec-01 Current microwave radiometer, altimeter, GPS receiver, DORIS link picture
LAGEOS-1 LAser GEOdynamics Satellite 1 NASA Geodynamics 7603901 1155 04-May-76 Current     picture
LAGEOS-2 LAser GEOdynamics Satellite 2 NASA, ASI Geodynamics 9207002 5982 22-Oct-92 Current     picture
Larets   IPIE Geodynamics 0304206 5557 27-Sep-03 Current     picture
Luna 17 Sea of Rains   Russia, France Lunar Science 0000101 0101 01-Nov-70 Current      
Luna 21 Sea of Serenity   Russia, France Lunar Science 0000104 0104 15-Jan-73 Current      
Meteor-3   Russia Earth Sensing 9400301 0307 24-Jan-96 Past ozone mapper, PRARE   picture
Meteor-3M   Russia Earth Sensing 0105601 5555 10-Dec-01 Current ozone mapper   picture
MSTI-2 Miniature Sensor Technology Integration 2 U.S. Air Force Satellite Tests 9402801 9009 08-May-94 Past   link picture
NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite NOAA, NASA, DoD Earth Sensing     2013 Future   link picture
OICETS Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Satellite JAXA Technology 0503101 1558 23-Aug-05 Current   link picture
Reflector   Russia Technology 0105604 5556 10-Dec-01 Past      
RESURS-01-3   Russia Earth Sensing 9407401 1333 04-Nov-94 Past multispectral scanner link picture
SEASAT   NASA Earth Sensing 7806401

28-Jun-78 Past radar altimeter, SAR, microwave radiometer, scatterometer, Doppler TRANET and USB beacons link picture
Starlette   CNES Geodynamics 7501001 1134 06-Feb-75 Current     picture
STARSHINE-2 Student-Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Experiment-2 NRL, NASA, U. of Utah, others Geoscience     05-Dec-01 Past 858 student ground and polished mirrors link picture
STARSHINE-3 Student-Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Experiment-3 NRL, NASA, U. of Utah, others Geoscience 0104301 4903 29-Sep-01 Past 1000 student ground and polished mirrors link picture
STARSHINE-4 Student-Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Experiment-4 NRL, NASA, U. of Utah, others Geoscience     Jan-03 Future 1000 student ground and polished mirrors link  
STARSHINE-5 Student-Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Experiment-5 NRL, NASA, U. of Utah, others Geoscience     Jan-03 Future   link picture
Stella   CNES Geodynamics 9306102 0643 26-Sep-93 Current     picture
SUNSAT Stellenbosch UNiversity SATellite South Africa Earth Sensing 9900803 2301 23-Feb-99 Past magnetometer, radio communications, CCD cameras, GPS receiver link picture
TiPS Tether Physics and Survivability Mission U.S. Navy Tether Science  9602901 (tether)
9602902
(Ralph)
9602903
(Norton)

6000

6001

6002

20-Jun-96 Past     picture
TOPEX/Poseidon TOPography EXperiment NASA, CNES Earth Sensing 9205201 4377 10-Aug-92 Current microwave radiometer, altimeter, GPS receiver, DORIS link picture
VCL Vegitation Canopy Lidar NASA Earth Sensing    

2003

Future Laser altimeter link picture
WESTPAC-1 WESTern PACific Laser Satellite 1  WPLTN Geodynamics 9804301 8801 10-Jul-98 Past     picture
ZEYA   Russia Satellite Tests 9701001 8888 04-Mar-97 Past navigation radio equipment, GPS/GLONASS receiver   picture

 

SLR Satellite Orbit Information

Satellite Orbit Inclination Eccentricity Perigee Height (km) Apogee Height (km) Period (min)
ADEOS/RIS Circular 98.6° 0.000 815 815 101
ADEOS-2 Circular 98.62° 0.000 802.9   101
AJISAI Circular 50° 0.001 1,485 1,505 116
ALOS Circular 98° 0.001 720   99
ANDE Circular 51.6° 0.0007 400    
Apollo 11 Sea of Tranquility Elliptical 5.145° 0.0549 356,400 406,700 29.53 days
Apollo 14 Fra Mauro Elliptical 5.145° 0.0549 356,400 406,700 29.53 days
Apollo 15 Hadley Rille Elliptical 5.145° 0.0549 356,400 406,700 29.53 days
ATEx Circular 85° 0.000 787   3 days 100.6 min
BE-C Elliptical 41.2° 0.025 927 1,320  
CHAMP Circular 87.27° 0.00396 474   94
CryoSat Circular 92° 0.0 720   100
DIADEM-1C Elliptical 39.9° 0.037 545 1,085 101
DIADEM-1D Elliptical 39.5° 0.076 585 1,735 108
Envisat Circular 98.5° 0.001 800   100.59
ERS-1 Circular 98.5° 0.001 780   100
ERS-2 Circular 98.6° 0.0018 800 800 101
ETALON-1 Circular 65.3° 0.00061 19,105 19,170 676
ETALON-2 Circular 65.2° 0.00066 19,135 19,135 675
ETS-VIII Geostationary     36,000   1,400
FIZEAU Circular 82.6° 0.002 950 985 104
Galileo Near-circular 56° 0.002 29,601    
GSTB-V2/A Near-circular 56° 0.002 29,601    
GSTB-V2/B Near-circular 56° 0.002 29,601    
GEOS-1 Elliptical 59.4° 0.073 1,108 2,277 120
GEOS-2 Elliptical 105.8° 0.033 1,077 1,569 112
GEOS-3 Elliptical 115.0° 0.001 841 856 102
GFO-1 Circular 107.9846° 0.001 800 800 100
GFZ-1 Circular 51.6° 0.000 385 385 92
GLONASS-49 Circular 65.3° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-56 Circular 64.6° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-57 Circular 64.7° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-62 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-63 Circular 64.5° 0.003 19,065 19,215 676
GLONASS-64 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-65 Circular 64.8° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-66 Circular 64.7° 0.001 19,105 19,180 676
GLONASS-67 Circular 64.8° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-68 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-69 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-70 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-71 Circular 64.8° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-72 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-74 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-75 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-76 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-77 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-78 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-79 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-80 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-81 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-82 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-83 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-84 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-85 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-86 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-87 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-88 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-89 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-90 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-91 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-92 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-93 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-94 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-95 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-96 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GLONASS-97 Circular 64° 0.000 19,140 19,140 676
GOCE Circular 96.5°   250    
GP-B Circular 90°   650    
GPS-35 Circular 54.2° 0.000 20,195 20,195 718
GPS-36 Circular 55.0° 0.006 20,030 20,355 718
GRACE Circular     450 450  
H2A-LRE Geostationary 28°   250.8 36,198.3  
ICESat Circular 94° 0.001 600   101
IRS-P5 Circular     619 619  
Jason-1 Circular 66° 0.000 1336   112
LAGEOS-1 Circular 109.84° 0.0045 5,850 5,960 225
LAGEOS-2 Circular 52.64° 0.0135 5,625 5,960 222
Larets Circular 98.204° 0.0002 691    
Luna 17 Sea of Rains Elliptical 5.145° 0.0549 356,400 406,700 29.53 days
Luna 21 Sea of Serenity Elliptical 5.145° 0.0549 356,400 406,700 29.53 days
Meteor-3 Circular 82.5° 0.001 1,200   109
Meteor-3M Circular 99.64°   1020    
MSTI-2 Circular 97.13° 0.000 432   94
NPOESS Polar 98.7° 0.0011 833    
OICETS Polar 97.83° 0 610    
Reflector Circular 99.64° 0.0008 1,019    
RESURS-01-3 Circular 97.9° 0.000 675 675 98
SEASAT Elliptical 108° 0.001 793 805 100
Starlette Circular 49.83° 0.0206 815 1,115 104
STARSHINE-2 Circular 39°   360    
STARSHINE-3 Circular 67.048° 0.000066 470    
STARSHINE-4 Circular          
STARSHINE-5 Circular          
Stella Circular 98.6°