&sq=&lang=&file=File:LARESball_public.JPG) LARES satellite | |
| Mission type | Laser ranging satellite Tests of general relativity[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Operator | Italian Space Agency (ASI) |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 38077 |
| Website | http://www.lares-mission.com/ |
| Mission duration | LARES 1: 12 years, 9 months and 14 days (elapsed) LARES 2: 2 years, 4 months and 13 days (elasped) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Carlo Gavazzi Space |
| Launch mass | 386.8 kg |
| Dimensions | 36.4 cm (diameter) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 February 2012, 10:00:00 UTC 14 July 2022, 13:13:43 UTC |
| Rocket | Vega VV01 Vega-C VV21 |
| Launch site | Kourou, ELA-1 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 1437 km |
| Apogee altitude | 1451 km |
| Inclination | 69.49° |
| Period | 114.75 minutes |
LARES (Laser Relativity Satellite) is a passive satellite system of the Italian Space Agency.[4]
- ^ "The LAser RElativity Satellite". The LARES Team. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "LARES". International Laser Ranging Service. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Peat, Chris (29 July 2013). "LARES - Orbit". Heavens-Above. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "LARES: Satellite per misure relativistiche" (in Italian). Agenzia Spaziale Italiana. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
