Retroreflector In Space (RIS)

RIS Observation Concept

RIS Observation Concept
RIS (Retroreflector In Space) is a retroreflector for an earth-satellite-earth laser used in long-path absorption experiments. RIS has a corner-cube structure with an effective diameter of 50 cm. Measurements of ozone, CFC12, CO2, CH4, etc. are carried out using infrared pulsed lasers.

RIS Main Charateristics

Effective Diameter50 cm
Reflectivity&mt; 0.8
Wavelength region0.4-14um
Effective divergence of reflected beam60urad
Weight44kg
RIS Overview

Earth Observation Research Center Earth Observation Research Center
Last Update: 5 Febrary 1998 		Comments to: