| タイトル | Relativity mission with two counter-orbiting polar satellites |
| 著者（英） | Van Patten, R. A.; Everitt, C. W. F. |
| 著者所属（英） | Stanford Univ. |
| 発行日 | 1975-07-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | In 1918, J. Lense and H. Thirring calculated that a moon in orbit around a massive rotating planet would experience a nodal dragging effect due to general relativity. We describe an experiment to measure this effect with two counter-orbiting drag-free satellites in polar earth orbit. For a 2 1/2 year experiment, the measurement accuracy should approach 1%. In addition to precision tracking data from existing ground stations, satellite-to-satellite Doppler ranging data are taken at points of passing near the poles. New geophysical information on both earth harmonics and tidal effects is inherent in the polar ranging data. |
| NASA分類 | ASTRODYNAMICS |
| レポートNO | 76A11278
AAS PAPER 75-041 |
| 権利 | Copyright |
| URI | https://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/handle/a-is/445164 |
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