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Satellite:
LARES-2
Satellite details
Acronym
LARES-2
Full name
Laser RElativity Satellite - 2
Satellite Description
4th flight unit of the LAGEOS programme.
Main mission (in combination with LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2 and LARES): to confirm the principle of General Relativity that rotating masses drag space-time around themselves as they rotate (“Lense-Thirring effect”).
Substatial contribution to Solid Earth (space geodesy).
A sphere of diameter 36.4 cm, density 15.3 g/cm3
Mass at launch
387 kg
Dry mass
387 kg
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data freely available from the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS).
Data analysis performed in several scientific institutes in Italy, USA and Germany. Leading institute: University of Rome "La Sapienza".
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
5899 km
Inclination
70.16
°
Space agency
ASI
, NASA
Status
Planned
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch scheduled for April 2022.
Launch
Jun 2022
EOL
≥2050
Last update:
2022-04-13
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
LARES-2
Acronym
Full name
LRA
Laser Retroreflector Array
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
LARES-2
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed