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Science, Technology, and Mission Design for the Laser Astrometric Test of Relativity

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The Laser Astrometric Test of Relativity (LATOR) is a Michelson– Morley type experiment designed to test the metric nature of gravitation – a fundamental postulate of the Einstein’s general theory of relativity. The key element of LATOR is a geometric redundancy provided by the long-baseline optical interferometry and interplanetary laser ranging. By using a combination of independent time-series of gravitational deflection of light in the immediate proximity to the Sun, along with measurements of the Shapiro time delay on interplanetary scales (to a precision, respectively, better than 0.1 picoradians and 1 cm), LATOR will significantly improve our knowledge of relativistic gravity and cosmology.

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Turyshev, S.G., Shao, M., Jr, K.L.N. (2008). Science, Technology, and Mission Design for the Laser Astrometric Test of Relativity. In: Dittus, H., Lammerzahl, C., Turyshev, S.G. (eds) Lasers, Clocks and Drag-Free Control. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 349. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34377-6_22

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