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The Laser Retroreflector Experiment on GPS-35 and 36

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GPS Trends in Precise Terrestrial, Airborne, and Spaceborne Applications

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The purpose of this project is to identify and investigate means of enhancing the Global Positioning System (GPS) system integrity and performance. This project involves installing laser retroreflector arrays on-board Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, tracking the satellites involved in cooperation with the NASA Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) network and collecting data for analysis and comparison with GPS phase and pseudorange data. The Laser Retroreflector Experiment (LRE), previously known as the Advanced Clock Ranging Experiment (ACRE), was submitted by the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to the Tri-Service Space Test Program for spacecraft integration funding as a Tri-service space experiment.

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  1. Dept. of Astronomy, University of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA

    E. C. Pavlis

  2. Space Geodesy Branch, NASA/GSFC 926, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA

    E. C. Pavlis

  3. Space Applications Branch, Naval Center for Space Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., 23075, USA

    Ronald L. Beard

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  1. Astronomisches Institut, Universität Bern, Sidlerstraße 5, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland

    Gerhard Beutler

  2. JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, 91109, Pasadena, CA, USA

    William G. Melbourne

  3. Hochschule der Bundeswehr, Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39, D-85579, Neubiberg, Germany

    Günter W. Hein

  4. Institut für Erdmessung, Universität Hannover, Nienburger Straße 6, D-30167, Hannover, Germany

    Günter Seeber

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Pavlis, E.C., Beard, R.L. (1996). The Laser Retroreflector Experiment on GPS-35 and 36. In: Beutler, G., Melbourne, W.G., Hein, G.W., Seeber, G. (eds) GPS Trends in Precise Terrestrial, Airborne, and Spaceborne Applications. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 115. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80133-4_24

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