Stability control of range biases on the French laser ranging stations

Joelle Nicolas; Pierre Exertier; Pascal Bonnefond; Francis Pierron; Yves Boudon; Jean-Francois Mangin; Francois Barlier; Michel Kasser; Jennifer S. Haase

doi:10.1117/12.373035

15 December 1999 Stability control of range biases on the French laser ranging stations

Joelle Nicolas, Pierre Exertier, Pascal Bonnefond, Francis Pierron, Yves Boudon, Jean-Francois Mangin, Francois Barlier, Michel Kasser, Jennifer S. Haase

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Proceedings Volume 3865, Laser Radar Ranging and Atmospheric Lidar Techniques II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.373035
Event: Remote Sensing, 1999, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Space geodetic techniques of artificial satellites tracking have been greatly improved since this last decade. Particularly, the successful development of radio tracking systems like GPS, DORIS, and PRARE has to be emphasized, concerning precise positioning, orbit determination, and gravity field determination. All these techniques are able to operate under all weather conditions and are of very easy use. In fact, all the complexity of systems is to be found in space on board the satellites. To some extent, for laser satellite tracking, the situation is the opposite. It is weather dependent and comparatively complex and costly at the ground level. However, this technique is the most straightforward in concept for accurate measuring of the Earth-satellite distance. But, it is true, provided that instrumental biases can be well understood and precisely estimated. As a result, the role of laser tracking has to be reassessed and the control of range biases is nowadays of the utmost importance. Therefore, the international organization for laser cooperation has been reconsidered and the purpose of this paper is to present the effort made in this field at the Grasse, France observatory.

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Joelle Nicolas, Pierre Exertier, Pascal Bonnefond, Francis Pierron, Yves Boudon, Jean-Francois Mangin, Francois Barlier, Michel Kasser, and Jennifer S. Haase "Stability control of range biases on the French laser ranging stations", Proc. SPIE 3865, Laser Radar Ranging and Atmospheric Lidar Techniques II, (15 December 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.373035

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