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Optical Characteristics of the Retroreflector in Space on the ADEOS Satellite in Orbit |
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| Authors: | Kenichi Ozawa Nobuo Sugimoto Nobuhiko Koga Yasuhiro Kubota Yasunori Saito Akio Nomura Atsushi Minato Tetsuo Aoki Toshikazu Itabe Hiroo Kunimori |
| Institution: | (1) National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba 305, Japan;(2) Shinshu University, 500, Wakasato, Nagano 380, Japan;(3) Ibaraki University, 4-12-1, Naka-Narusawa, Hitachi 316, Japan;(4) Communications Research Laboratory, 4-2-1, Nukui-kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184, Japan;(5) K. Ozawa is a graduate student of Shinshu University studying at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan |
| Abstract: | Optical characteristics of the retroreflector in space (RIS) on the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS) in orbit were tested using a second harmonics Nd:YAG laser. The intensity of reflection from the RIS was analyzed with an intensified charge coupled device camera by comparing the image with those of stars. It was confirmed that the RIS in orbit is working properly as a retroreflector. |
| Keywords: | space retroreflector laser long-path absorption method satellite laser ranging |
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