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GLASS
GLASS [NIIPP]
GLASS (Геодезический Лазерный Автономный Сферический Спутник, Geodesic Laser Autonomic Spherical Satellite) is a passive geodetic satellite.
The geodetic laser autonomous spherical satellite consists of 60 prism reflectors installed in a 220 mm diameter glass ball. It can be used to calibrate the quantum-optical stations of the GLONASS segment and solve applied problems of geodesy and geodynamics.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, geodesy |
| Operator: | NII Pretsizionnogo Priborostroeniya (NIIPP) |
| Contractors: | NII Pretsizionnogo Priborostroeniya (NIIPP) |
| Equipment: | 60 prism retro reflectors |
| Configuration: | 22 cm glass sphere |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | None |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 18 kg |
| Orbit: | 1500 km × 1500 km, 82.6 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLASS | - | with ? |
