LAGEOS Orbital Analysis in Support of Validation, 1979-04

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 29

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Articles, photographs, documents, and artifacts pertaining to LAGEOS.

Dates

Creation: 1979-04

Creator

From the Collection: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1958-) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 Linear feet (2 boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Laser Geodynamic Satellite (Lageos) was launched on May 8, 1976, with an objective to make highly accurate measurements of the geocentric coordinates on the earth's surface, tectonic plate motion, polar motion, and earth tides by using precision laser range data. Analysis of the first 2 years of data is complete. The results indicate that the design goals of the satellite can be met with continued model development.