Sentinel-3: Reflector Information
Courtesy of ESA/EUMETSAT
RETROREFLECTOR INFORMATION
Retroreflector Primary Contact: Pierre Féménias
Address: ESA ESRIN, Via Galileo Galilei, CP64 I-00044 Frascati, Italy
Phone No.: +39 06 941 80674
E-mail Address: Pierre.Femenias@esa.int
Array Type: 7 cubes arranged on a spherical surface
Array Manufacturer: IPIE Moscow
Link (URL or reference) to any ground-tests that were carried out on the array:
Document: Systematic correction Δc for the Sentinel-3 LRR array laser ranging
The LRA design and/or type of cubes was previously used on the following missions:
Documents: LLR dimensional drawing, Sentinel-3 mechanical ICD, User manual
The 3-D location (possibly time-dependent) of the satellite's mass center relative to a satellite-based origin:
Time-dependent values to be provided after launch of satellite.
X = -1473.6 mm , Y = 213.7 mm , Z = 13.6 mm (spacecraft with 130 kg of fuel; TBC).
X = -1488.2 mm , Y = 217.6 mm , Z = 13.8 mm (spacecraft with 110 kg of fuel; TBC)
The 3-D location of the phase center of the LRA relative to a satellite-based origin: Document: LLR diagrams
The position (XYZ) of either the vertex or the center of the front face of each corner cube within the LRA assembly, with respect to the LRA reference point and including information of amount of recession of front faces of cubes:
Document: LLR dimensional drawing
The orientation of each cube within the LRA assembly (three angles for each cube):
Document: LLR dimensional drawing
The shape and size of each corner cube, especially the height:
Document: LLR dimensional drawing
More information is available:
- Sentinel-3 LRR dimensional drawing
- Additional Sentinel-3 LLR diagrams
- Sentinel-3 mechanical ICD document
