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Larets spacecraft
The Larets spacecraft is designed to:
- calibrate ground-based radar facilities using high-precision laser measurements;
- solve scientific and applied problems in the interests of geodesy and geodynamics.
Parameters
- orbit altitude
- from 686 to 850 km
- laser radiation operating wavelength
- 0.532 microns
- number of corner reflectors
- 60 pcs
- the recommended operating angle of the laser location by the Larets spacecraft
- at least 20 angular degrees at the zenith atmosphere transmittance of 0.7
- effective scattering surface of the Larets spacecraft
- 1.1 106 m2
- RMS error of measuring the range to the Larets spacecraft (target error)
- 5 mm
- calculated systematic correction for reducing distance measurements to the center of mass of the Larets spacecraft
- 56.2 mm
- natural brightness of the Larets spacecraft in reflected sunlight varies depending on the object’s phase when observed from a ground station
- from 8 to 14 stell. magn
- the weight of the Larets spacecraft
- 23.39 kg
