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Satellite Programme: Satellite de Taille Adaptée avec Réflecteurs Laser pour les Etudes de la Terre
Programme details
Programme description
Constellation of 2 satellites for Solid Earth.
French programme: CNES responsible of development and operations.
Passive satellites, no attitude control, no electronic devices, no communication with the ground; only reflecting surfaces.
The design life time of the satellites is many decades.
The satellites exploit drifting orbits with specifically coordinated inclinations.
See detailed descriptions at
https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/starlette
.
Data circulation
Satellites tracked by the network of about 65 stations of the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS).
Several data analysis centres in France and other countries.
Agencies
CNES
Programme lifetime
1975 - 2050
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Satellite de Taille Adaptée avec Réflecteurs Laser pour les Etudes de la Terre
STARLETTE
(1975-2050)
LR
STELLA
(1993-2050)
LR