The limiting possibilities of the satellite laser ranging

V. I. Prokhorenko

doi:10.1117/12.2316170

1 September 1996 The limiting possibilities of the satellite laser ranging

V. I. Prokhorenko

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Proceedings Volume 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology; 2778DD (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316170
Event: 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 1996, Taejon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

Optical effects restricting the limiting accuracy of the laser ranging of the satellites analyzed. The most important are the disperse blur of ultrashort pulses in the atmosphere and the effect of the transverse group delay. These effects cause the limitation of the distance measurement accuracy ( per one shot ) by 1 - 5 millimeters depending of the orbit high. Accuracy of two-frequency ranging method is also discussed. It is show that the attainable limiting accuracy is about several millimeters even for the low orbit satellites.

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V. I. Prokhorenko "The limiting possibilities of the satellite laser ranging", Proc. SPIE 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 2778DD (1 September 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316170

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