International Laser Ranging Service

A service of the International Association of Geodesy

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Proposed but not Implemented Missions

Satellite Name	Sponsor	Exp.Life Time	Purpose
GRASP	NASA		Positioning, geodesy
Luna 25	Roscosmos	≥ 1 yr	Lunar Lander in Boguslavsky crater near Lunar South Pole equipped with a Lunar Laser Retroreflector
MicroSCOPE	CNES	2 yrs	Equivalence principle tests
NPOESS	NOAA, NASA, DoD	7 yrs	Sea surface height
VCL	NASA	2 yrs	Earth observation

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Proposed but not Implemented Missions