Measurements and Applications
Baseline tracking data for precision orbit determination and/or geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. Several types used on various missions. (ASI involved in LAGEOS 2 development).
Full Name
Laser Retroreflector Array
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Precision orbit 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Laser retroreflector
Sampling
TBD
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF
Accuracy
2 cm overhead ranging
Topex-Poseidon - Topographic Experiment/Poseidon (1992 - 2006) |
| GFO - GEOSat Follow-on (1998 - 2008) |
| Jason-1 - Jason-1 (2001 - 2013) |
| OSTM (Jason-2) - Ocean Surface Topography Mission (2008 - 2019) |
Jason-3 - Jason-3 (2016 - 2025) |
| SWOT - Surface Water Ocean Topography (2022 - 2025) |