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Optical Characteristics of the Retroreflector in Space for the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite

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Optical characteristics of the flight unit of the retroreflector in space (RIS) for the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS) were tested with a 60-cm diameter interferometer. The efficiency of the reflection of the RIS on the ADEOS in orbit was simulated based on the measured wavefront for the ground stations at several different latitudes.

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  1. National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogazoa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan

    Nobuo Sugimoto

  2. Ibaraki University, 4-12-1, Nakanarusawa-machi, Hitachi, Ibaraki, 316, Japan

    Atsushi Minato

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Sugimoto, N., Minato, A. Optical Characteristics of the Retroreflector in Space for the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite. OPT REV 3, 62–64 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-996-0062-1

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