Monday, June 18, 2012

LARES

 2012-006A


Lares (Laser Relativity Satellite) is a test satellite similar to Lageos, for the detection of gravitational waves and gravitomagnetism. It is a tungsten sphere with laser reflectors. Mass 400 kg. Diameter 0.38m. 92 corner reflectors. PI is I. Ciufolini, U. Lecce. LARES was built by CGS Spa (Combapgnia Generale per lo Spazio), formerly Carlo Gavazzi. The SAB Benevento built the LARES Support Structure which holds 9 cubesats.


Vega VV01 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2012 Feb 13  1000:00 Launch by Vega  CSG ELA1 
  T+1:54 P80FW sep 61 km 29.3 deg 1.74 km/s 
  T+1:55 Z23 ignition 66 km? 
  T+2:15 80 km 
  T+2:43 100 km 3.3 km/s 
  T+3:12 Z23 burnout  123.5 km 20.5 deg 4.00 km/s 
  T+3:22 Z23 sep 134 km 3.87 km/s 
  T+3:39 Z9 ignition  140 km 16.8 deg 3.88 km/s 
  T+3:44 Fairing sep  148 km 4.2 km/s? 
  T+5:36 Z9 burnout 
  T+5:47 Z9 sep from AVUM/IS34  -30? x 775? x 69 
  T+5:54 AVUM LPS-1 188 km 7.75 km/s 0 deg  188 x 600?  
 1008 T+8:45 AVUM LPSCO-1 45W 20N? 280 km 7.85 km/s 
  Coast via 71N 30E? 
 1112? Z9 entry over Australia, impact S of NZ 
  T+48:07 AVUM LPS burn 2 10N 105E? 
  T+52:10 AVUM LPS CO-2 
  T+55:05 LARES release  1435 x 1452 km  
 1106 T+1:06:10 LPS burn 3 over 45S? 125E? 
  T+1:10:34 LPS CO-3  274 x 1427 x 69.5  
 1110 T+1:10:35 PPOD1 Cubesats release 
  T+1:10:45 PPOD2 Cubesats release 
  T+1:10:55 PPOD3 Cubesats release 
 1112T+1:12:05 Almasat release 

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