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

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/17/103MaRDI QIDQ4789689zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors L. Iorio

Publication date 13 May 2003

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0207100

zbMATH Keywords

gravitational field of the Earthgeneral relativistic Lense-Thirring effectLARES satellite

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05)

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.

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• PERSPECTIVES ON MEASURING THE PPN PARAMETERS β AND γ IN EARTH'S GRAVITATIONAL FIELD TO HIGH ACCURACY WITH CHAMP/GRACE MODELS

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