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Specific features of spherical retroreflector arrays for high-precision laser ranging are considered, and errors in distance measurements are analyzed. A version of a glass retroreflector satellite with a submillimeter “target error” is proposed. Its cube-corner reflectors are located in recessions to reduce the effective angular aperture, and their faces have a dielectric interference coating.
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Sokolov, A.L., Akentyev, A.S., Vasiliev, V.P. et al. Version of a glass retroreflector satellite with a submillimeter “target error”. J Geod 93, 2429–2435 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01260-y
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