1. Introductory talk: Target signatures of existing sub-cm targets and prospects for future SLR constellations

T. Otsubo1, R. A. Sherwood, and G. M. Appleby2

1 Hitotsubashi University, Japan

2 SGF Herstmonceux, UK

t.otsubo@r.hit-u.ac.jp

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2. Review of the Pre-launch Lageos-2 testing in the laboratory using CW and pulsed techniques, including high-resolution streak camera imaging at various spacecraft orientations

T. Varghese, T. Zagwodzki

Cybioms Corporation, USA

tvarghes@cybioms.com

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3. Updated Centre of Mass corrections for LAGEOS and Etalon

Graham Appleby1, Toshi Otsubo2

1SGF Herstmonceux UK

2Hitotsubashi University, Japan

gapp@nerc.ac.uk

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4. The Centre of Mass Correction of LARES and LAGEOS

R.Neubert¹, T.Otsubo²

¹GFZ Potsdam, Germany

²Hitotsubashi University, Japan

neubr@gfz-potsdam.de

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5. Calibration of Satellites’ Retro-reflectors Center

Xiaoya Wang^1,2, Qunhe Zhao¹, Zhongping Zhang¹,Wanzhen Chen¹

¹. Shanghai Astronomica¹ Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 80 NanDan Road, Shanghai 200030, China. Email: wxy@shao.ac.cn

². DGFI, Alfons-Goppel-Straße 11, D-80539 München, Germany

wxy@shao.ac.cn

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6. LARES: Analysis of the first months of data

C. Baumann, K. Sosnica, D. Thaller, A. Jäggi, R. Dach, M. Mareyen

Astronomical Institute University of Bern, Switzerland

christian.baumann@aiub.unibe.ch

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7. Spin parameters of LARES spectrally determined from SLR data

D. Kucharski¹, T. Otsubo², G. Kirchner³, G. Bianco⁴

1Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Korea

²Hitotsubashi University, Japan

³Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

⁴ASI-CGS, Italy

daniel@drdk.org

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8. Can we improve LAGEOS solutions by combining with LEO satellites?

Krzysztof Sosnica

Astronomical Institute University of Bern, Switzerland

sosnica@aiub.unibe.ch

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9. The space tie between GNSS and SLR

D. Thaller, K. Sosnica, R. Dach, A. Jäggi, C. Baumann

Astronomical Institute University of Bern. Switzerland

thaller@aiub.unibe.ch

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10. New results on spin determination of BLITS from High Repetition Rate SLR data

D. Kucharski¹, G. Kirchner², H.-C. Lim, F. Koidl

¹Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Korea

²Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

daniel@drdk.org

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11. Centre-of-mass correction information at the ILRS Website

T. Otsubo¹, G. M. Appleby², M. H. Torrence³ and C. E. Noll⁴

¹Hitotsubashi University, Japan

² SGF Herstmonceux, UK

³ NASA/GSFC; SGT Inc, Greenbelt, MD, USA

⁴ NASA-GSFC, USA

t.otsubo@r.hit-u.ac.jp

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1. Introductory talk

S. Dell’Agnello

INFN-LNF, Italy

Simone.DellAgnello@lnf.infn.it

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2. SCF_LAB: the Satellite/Lunar/GNSS laser ranging and altimetry Characterization Facilities’ LABoratory (12:25-12:40)

S. Dell’Agnello¹, G. O. Delle Monache¹, R. Vittori², C. Cantone¹, A. Boni¹, G. Patrizi¹, S. Berardi¹, M. Tibuzzi¹, C. Lops¹, M. Martini¹, E. Ciocci¹, N. Intaglietta¹, L. Salvatori¹, M. Maiello¹, D. G. Currie³, G. Bianco⁴, M. R. Pearlman⁵, S. Contessa¹, L. Palandra¹

¹ INFN-LNF, Italy

² INFN-LNF, ESA and Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)

³ University of Maryland, USA,

⁴ ASI-CGS, Italy

⁵ Center for Astrophysics USA

Claudio.cantone@lnf.infn.it

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3. SCF-Test of infrared laser ranging and altimetry to retroreflectors on moons and planets

Dell'Agnello, S.; Delle Monache, G. O.; Martini, M.; Vittori, R.; Cantone, C.; Boni, A.; Berardi, S.; Patrizi, G.; Tibuzzi, M.; Lops, C.; Maiello, M.; E. Ciocci, E.; Salvatori, L.; Rinaldi, S.

INFN-LNF, Italy

Manuele.Martini@lnf.infn.it

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4. Extended far field diffraction pattern characterization of LAGEOS and LARES retroreflectors in isothermal conditions

A. Boni, S. Dell’Agnello, C. Lops, S. Berardi, M. Martini, G. Patrizi, C. Cantone, G. O. Delle Monache, M. Garattini, N. Intaglietta

INFN-LNF, Italy

Alessandro.Boni@lnf.infn.it

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