CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- LARES
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Full Name
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LAser RElativity Satellite
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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ASI
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Launch Date
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13 Feb 2012
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Feb 2052
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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38077 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2012-006A
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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99.1 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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71 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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1450 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Scientific objectives are the measurement of the dragging of inertial frames due to the Earth's angular momentum, or Lense-Thirring effect, and a high precision test of the Earth's gravitomagnetic field with accuracy of the order of a few percent. Gravitomagnetic field and dragging of inertial frames are predictions of Einstein's theory of General Relativity. In addition, LARES will allow other measurements in geodesy and geodynamics.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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