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LARES (satellite)

LARES
LARES satellite
Mission typeLaser ranging satellite
Tests of general relativity[1][2]
OperatorItalian Space Agency (ASI)
COSPAR ID2012-006A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.38077
Websitehttp://www.lares-mission.com/
Mission durationLARES 1: 12 years, 9 months and 10 days (elapsed)
LARES 2: 2 years, 4 months and 8 days (elasped)
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerCarlo Gavazzi Space
Launch mass386.8 kg
Dimensions36.4 cm (diameter)
Start of mission
Launch date13 February 2012, 10:00:00 UTC 14 July 2022, 13:13:43 UTC
RocketVega VV01 Vega-C VV21
Launch siteKourou, ELA-1
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude1437 km
Apogee altitude1451 km
Inclination69.49°
Period114.75 minutes

LARES (Laser Relativity Satellite) is a passive satellite system of the Italian Space Agency.[4]

  1. ^ "The LAser RElativity Satellite". The LARES Team. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ "LARES". International Laser Ranging Service. Retrieved 28 February 2013. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Peat, Chris (29 July 2013). "LARES - Orbit". Heavens-Above. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. ^ "LARES: Satellite per misure relativistiche" (in Italian). Agenzia Spaziale Italiana. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.

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