Larets

 

Larets [IPIE]

Larets is a small geodesy and calibration satellite launched for IPIE. It is a 21 cm sphere with laser retro-reflectors, very similar to the german GFZ 1 satellite.

 

Nation: Russia
Type / Application: Geodesy, calibration
Operator: IPIE
Contractors: Institute of Space Device Engineering - Moscow ?
Equipment: 60 prism corner cube retroreflectors
Configuration: 21 cm dia brass body
Propulsion: none
Lifetime:
Mass: 21 kg ?
Orbit: 696 km x 675 km, 98.2°

 

Satellite Date LS   Launcher Remarks:
Larets 27.09.2003 Pl LC-132/1 Kosmos-3M with STSAT 1, Bilsat 1, NigeriaSat 1, UK-DMC 1, Mozhayets 4, Rubin 4-DSI

 

Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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