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Date:2001-12-20 09:04:00
Sender:Julie Horvath, NASA SLR <Horvath, Julie E. <Julie.Horvath@honeywell-tsi.com>>
Subject:[SLR-Mail] No. 859: New SLR Satellite, REFLECTOR
Author:Julie Horvath, NASA SLR
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SLR Electronic Mail 2001-12-20 09:04:00 UTC Message No. 859
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Author: Julie Horvath, NASA SLR
Subject: New SLR Satellite, REFLECTOR

Dear Colleagues,

The Science Research Institute for Precision Instrument Engineering (IPIE) has requested the SLR community to begin tracking a new satellite called REFLECTOR. The REFLECTOR microsatellite is a passive reflective spatial reference test object consisting of separate prism retroreflectors placed in reference points (nodes). It will be used for retroreflection of laser radiation coming from a ground-based laser radar to analyze and investigate the return signal structure for determination of spatial (angular) resolution, testing, and identification of spacecraft which may be defined as space debris. The SLR will be used for Orbit Determination. This satellite was launched on Dec 10, 2001 as a piggy back to the METEOR-3M mission. Important orbit information for this satellite:

Launch: Dec 10, 2001 @ 17:19 GMT
Altitude: 1020 km
Inclination: 99.64 deg
Eccentricity: ~0.0
SIC #: 5556
COSPAR #: 0105604
NORAD #: 27004
Npt Bin Size: 30 secs

Currently, NORAD has identified the 0105604 COSPAR number as a different satellite (MAROC-TUBSAT), but we have been informed that these elements actually represent the REFLECTOR satellite. The MCC will generate and distribute the acquisition data. Current data is included following this message. ILRS approval of this satellite is still pending, but tracking may begin immediately.

Best Regards,

Julie Horvath
NASA SLR
julie.horvath@honeywell-tsi.com


REFLECT DAILY IRVS MCC_IRVS
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 19 0 0 0.0 2832115.637455 -4123721.688589 -5424029.951559
5556 353 0 -4764.458013251 3085.035367879 -4820.231599179
-134 180 0 7987.0 -6715636.002693 -6499.654244551
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 20 0 0 0.0 3118798.324980 -1542076.866543 6515255.552276
5556 353 0 4154.580270248 -5250.260523829 -3228.128725650
-137 183 0 7988.0 8091977.010712 -4323.808979231
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 21 0 0 0.0 -5138698.380959 5260724.378881 610405.564379
5556 353 0 1682.447690107 813.013747976 7223.416845162
-140 185 0 7988.0 732431.562301 9718.878283245
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 22 0 0 0.0 707118.495323 -2369741.232022 -6947098.215150
5556 353 0 -5408.432190001 4646.259778862 -2129.484836079
-143 188 0 7989.0 -8609720.951849 -2891.657247218
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 23 0 0 0.0 4622869.217962 -3498820.068510 4575569.982503
5556 353 0 2342.253767622 -4268.176975247 -5631.482073423
-145 191 0 7991.0 5699619.131955 -7557.405281048
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 24 0 0 0.0 -4132899.108784 4963948.760005 3575936.251789
5556 353 0 3675.656032721 -1480.412453554 6310.052934242
-148 193 0 7991.0 4406985.903010 8505.296513409
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 25 0 0 0.0 -1549714.567666 -187938.852863 -7205617.516983
5556 353 0 -5070.375826112 5362.293358351 949.564510898
-150 196 0 7993.0 -8943270.937512 1241.482043137
MCC_IRVS TUNED IRVS
2001 12 26 0 0 0.0 5292481.434701 -4820949.258310 1804555.751667
5556 353 0 98.442724675 -2512.410705708 -7019.309848070
-153 199 0 7994.0 2276087.928057 -9433.277829103

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