A critical approach to the concept of a polar, low-altitude LARES satellite

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25 July 2002

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.gr-qc/0207100

Abstract

According to very recent developments of the LARES mission, which would be devoted to the measurement of the general relativistic Lense--Thirring effect in the gravitational field of the Earth with Satellite Laser Ranging, it seems that the LARES satellite might be finally launched in a polar, low--altitude orbit by means of a relatively low--cost rocket. The observable would be the node only. In this letter we critically analyze this scenario.

Keywords

CRITICAL APPROACH
LARES SATELLITE
ALTITUDE LARES
GRAVITATIONAL
LOW ALTITUDE
POLAR
LASER
LENSE

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Version 1, 2002-07-25, ArXiv
Published version: Classical and Quantum Gravity, 19 (17), L175.

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