The laser ranging experiment of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Five years of operations and data analysis

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• 作者：Dandan Mao^a ; ^{dandan.mao@sigmaspace.com} ; Jan F. McGarry^b ; Erwan Mazarico^b ; Gregory A. Neumann^b ; Xiaoli Sun^b ; Mark H. Torrence^c ; Thomas W. Zagwodzki^a ; David D. Rowlands^b ; Evan D. Hoffman^b ; Julie E. Horvath^d ; James E. Golder^a ; Michael K. Barker^a ; David E. Smith^e ; Maria T. Zuber^e
• 关键词：Moon ; Orbit determination ; Experimental techniques
• 刊名：Icarus
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：283
• 期：Complete
• 页码：55-69
• 全文大小：4224 K
• 卷排序：283

文摘

One-way laser ranging provides a unique way to characterize the spacecraft clock. Use of only one-way laser ranging can determine extraterrestrial orbits. One-way laser ranging and radio tracking improves radial orbit knowledge.