Published August 3, 2015 | Version v1
Conference paper

Utilizing the Lunar Laser Ranging datasets alongside the radioscience data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to improve the dynamical model of the Moon

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In this poster we elaborate the use of raw navigation data (range and Doppler observations) from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) available on the Planetary Data System (PDS), in order to study the orbit of this probe using the orbit determination software (GINS) developed by the French space agency (CNES). The constraints that are derived from this process on combining with the high precision Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) datasets which are spread over 40 years, facilitates an improved dynamical modeling of the Moon. In addition, the possible advantages that could be exploited by the LLR experiments when operated with lasers in the IR wavelength are analyzed.

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December 3, 2022
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