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Reflector

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Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2001-056ELaunched 12/10/2001
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Meteor-3M
Launch Vehicle
Zenit-2
Launch Date
12/10/2001
Last Contact
12/10/2001
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
999 km
Inclination
99.65 deg
Dry Mass
8 kg
Total Mass
8 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
CAL
Payload Class
D
Organizations
Operator
Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
Manufacturer
Institute for Precision Instrument Engineering
Registry
COSPAR ID
2001-056E
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/409
Track
Mentions
104
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SLR measures the distance from the ground SLR station to the satellite by timing the reflection of laser beams emitted towards the satellite-mounted reflector.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 6, 2025ミリ単位で衛星との距離を測定–JAXA開発の反射器、技術情報が民間企業にスピンオフ

Since fiscal year 2017, JAXA has been developing a compact and inexpensive SLR reflector for general use in low Earth orbit.

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Oct 6, 2025
ミリ単位で衛星との距離を測定–JAXA開発の反射器、技術情報が民間企業にスピンオフ

JAXA has spun off technical information for the Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) universal small reflector named Mt.FUJI to private companies.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.0Oct 6, 2025ミリ単位で衛星との距離を測定–JAXA開発の反射器、技術情報が民間企業にスピンオフ

The Mt.FUJI SLR reflector developed by JAXA is lightweight and inexpensive, tailored for low Earth orbit use.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Oct 6, 2025ミリ単位で衛星との距離を測定–JAXA開発の反射器、技術情報が民間企業にスピンオフ

The Canon Electronics' microsatellite 'CE-SAT-IE' will carry the Mt.FUJI reflector, scheduled for launch on the 'H3' launcher in February 2024.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 6, 2025ミリ単位で衛星との距離を測定–JAXA開発の反射器、技術情報が民間企業にスピンオフ

The launch of ViaSat-3 F2 will provide critical capacity after the first ViaSat-3 satellite suffered a reflector deployment anomaly in 2023.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Sep 30, 2025Latest News

NISAR has a 12-meter drum-shaped antenna reflector, the largest ever launched by NASA.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 29, 2025NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space

NISAR will monitor Earth's land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days, utilizing a 39-foot (12-meter) wide drum-shaped antenna reflector.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 25, 2025NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

The ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network monitors key operations related to NISAR, including the deployment of its boom and radar antenna reflector.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 25, 2025NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

Both NISAR radar signals will be transmitted to Earth using a 12-meter-wide antenna reflector built by NASA.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 4, 2025A NASA-ISRO joint radar satellite finally launches

The NASA-built 12-meter antenna reflector on NISAR was launched in a folded state and uses a gold-plated mesh.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.3Aug 4, 2025A NASA-ISRO joint radar satellite finally launches

The NISAR antenna reflector launched in a folded state and is constructed from a gold-plated mesh.

CapabilityValue 4.0Aug 4, 2025A NASA-ISRO joint radar satellite finally launches

The Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of the BIOMASS satellite ended with the deployment of its twelve-meter reflector antenna.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 3.8Jun 27, 2025Erste Bilder der Lungen der Erde überzeugen

The mission IM-2 carries ice drilling tools, a mass spectrometer, a laser reflector, and the drone Grace Hopper.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 27, 2025Lander Athena auf dem Weg zum Mond-Südpol

The Block 2 batch of four Astranis satellites includes a deployable main reflector designed to boost Ka-band throughput per satellite from 10 gigabits per second to 12 gigabits per second.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.2Dec 29, 2024Four-satellite Astranis launch signals shift toward scaled GEO deployments

NASA completed repairs to NISAR’s reflector by October and shipped the antenna back to India on a C-130 aircraft.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 14, 2024NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 after antenna repairs

NASA indicated that NISAR could not launch between October 2024 and February 2025 because the orbit would create temperature fluctuations from alternating sunlight and shadow affecting the reflector’s deployment.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 14, 2024NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 after antenna repairs

NASA delayed NISAR’s original spring launch to repair the spacecraft’s 12-meter deployable reflector used by its main radar instrument.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 14, 2024NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 after antenna repairs

The 12-meter deployable reflector was shipped from India to California for repairs.

CapabilityPlanValue 2.0Dec 14, 2024NISAR planned to launch in March 2025 after antenna repairs

L3Harris shipped its 12-meter folded rib reflector to Airbus in Toulouse, France for integration into the Biomass satellite.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Oct 15, 2024L3Harris large unfurlable mesh reflector arrives in France for integration on Biomass satellite