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Optical Characteristics of the Retroreflector in Space on the ADEOS Satellite in Orbit

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Optical characteristics of the retroreflector in space (RIS) on the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS) in orbit were tested using a second harmonics Nd:YAG laser. The intensity of reflection from the RIS was analyzed with an intensified charge coupled device camera by comparing the image with those of stars. It was confirmed that the RIS in orbit is working properly as a retroreflector.

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

    Kenichi Ozawa, Nobuo Sugimoto & Nobuhiko Koga

  2. Shinshu University, 500, Wakasato, Nagano, 380, Japan

    Kenichi Ozawa, Yasuhiro Kubota, Yasunori Saito & Akio Nomura

  3. Ibaraki University, 4-12-1, Naka-Narusawa, Hitachi, 316, Japan

    Atsushi Minato

  4. Communications Research Laboratory, 4-2-1, Nukui-kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo, 184, Japan

    Tetsuo Aoki, Toshikazu Itabe & Hiroo Kunimori

  5. K. Ozawa is a graduate student of Shinshu University studying at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

    Kenichi Ozawa

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Ozawa, K., Sugimoto, N., Koga, N. et al. Optical Characteristics of the Retroreflector in Space on the ADEOS Satellite in Orbit. OPT REV 4, 450–452 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-997-0450-1

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