A collaborative effort of NASA and CNES will lead to the launching of the 'TOPEX' ocean topography experiment satellite in the early 1990s; the satellite will employ two onboard altimeters whose calibration may be accomplished by a worldwide lidar tracking network that is projected to enter into operation in the 1990s. Attention is presently given to a computer model of the use of different ground-based lidar systems, in conjunction with retroreflector array designs, for TOPEX satellite calibration.
Studies of laser ranging to the TOPEX satellite
Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies ; 1988 ; Los Angeles, CA, United States
1988-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Topex Satellite Concept. Topex Option Study Report
NTIS | 1982
|TOPEX satellite concept. TOPEX option study report
NTRS | 1982
|NTRS | 1982
NTIS | 1982
NTIS | 1982