Output Product

Satellite Laser Ranging

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Jurisdiction 
Commonwealth
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Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) as its name suggests ranges (or measures distance) to Earth orbiting satellites using a powerful laser to detect a satellite's variation from its predicted orbit. It is uniquely suited to accurately determining the variation of the Earth's centre of mass, along with the orbit parameters of satellites orbiting the Earth. Data from a global network of SLR stations are Read More »

Dataset Purpose

Satellite Ranging Observatories Birds eye view of the Orroral SLR Observatory. It is a dome shaped building approximately 15 m wide with a telescope visible through the top. The Observatory is built on rock in a clearing within bushland. Orroral Satellite Laser Ranging Observatory The then Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) facility at the Orroral observatory located in the Namadgi National Park, 70 Read More »