LARES (Laser Relativity Satellite) is an Italian Space
Agency scientific satellite and it was launched by the new European
launch vehicle Vega.
The satellite, completely passive, is made of tungsten alloy and houses 92 cube corner retroreflectors that are used to track the satellite via laser from stations on Earth. LARES's body has a diameter of about 36.4 centimetres (14 in) and weighs about 400 kilograms (882 lb).
It has the perigee of 1,442.4 km, apogee of 1,459.8 km
i.e. , LARES was inserted in an orbit with 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) of perigee, an inclination from 60 to 86 degrees and reduced eccentricity. The satellite is tracked by the International Laser Ranging Service stations. The aim of the LARES mission is the measurement of the Lense–Thirring effectwith an accuracy of about 1% to calculate its distance and orbit, with a high degree of precision. The LARES satellite may also be used for measurements in the fields of geodynamics and satellite geodesy.
The satellite, completely passive, is made of tungsten alloy and houses 92 cube corner retroreflectors that are used to track the satellite via laser from stations on Earth. LARES's body has a diameter of about 36.4 centimetres (14 in) and weighs about 400 kilograms (882 lb).
It has the perigee of 1,442.4 km, apogee of 1,459.8 km
i.e. , LARES was inserted in an orbit with 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) of perigee, an inclination from 60 to 86 degrees and reduced eccentricity. The satellite is tracked by the International Laser Ranging Service stations. The aim of the LARES mission is the measurement of the Lense–Thirring effectwith an accuracy of about 1% to calculate its distance and orbit, with a high degree of precision. The LARES satellite may also be used for measurements in the fields of geodynamics and satellite geodesy.
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