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Nominal SARAL Transfer FunctionThis paper gives a calculation of the range correction and cross section of the SARAL (Satellite with Argos and ALtiKa) Indian/French ocean radar satellite retroreflector array assuming the cube corners are coated and have a dihedral angle offset of about 1.5 arcseconds to account for velocity aberration. The cubes are assumed to all have the same orientation within the mounting. The derived range correction may be applied in precise orbit determination analyses that use Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) data to SARAL.
Document ID
20160007904
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Arnold, David A.
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Lemoine, Frank
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
June 24, 2016
Publication Date
July 1, 2015
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Astrodynamics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN26514
NASA/TM-2015-217533
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX14AQ52G
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
SARAL
Satellite laser ranging
Precise orbit determination
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