Subject: [SLR-Mail] No. 706: Be-C Tracking through 31 Dec. 2001 From: Mike Pearlman > ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 2000-12-08 20:20:00 UTC Message No. 706 ******************************************************************************** Author: Mike Pearlman Subject: Be-C Tracking through 31 Dec. 2001 Subject: Continuation of Beacon-C Tracking Subject: Continuation of Beacon-C Tracking Dear Colleague: The ILRS Governing Board has approved a request by Dr. Minkang Cheng from the University of Texas for a continuation of SLR tracking on Beacon-C. At the Twelfth Workshop on Laser Ranging, Dr. Cheng presented requested that the campaign be continued through 31 December 2001 to better determine the time variations in the Earth´s gravity field and to support preparations for the GRACE and ICESAT missions. Details on Dr. Cheng´s analysis and a review of the data acquired to date were presented at the Twelfth International Workshop on Laser Ranging at Matera. Please provide all of the support that you can for this important campaign. Best regards, Mike Pearlman Secretary, ILRS Central Bureau Dr. Michael R. Pearlman Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden St. Cambridge MA 02138 tel. (617) 495-7481 fax. (617) 495-7105 e-mail. mpearlman@cfa.harvard.edu From: ”Mike Pearlman” ********************************************************************************