On the possibility of measuring relativistic gravitational effects with a LAGEOS-LAGEOS II-OPTIS-mission

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential of combining data from the OPTIS mission and existing LAGEOS satellites to measure relativistic gravitational effects, especially the Lense-Thirring effect, with high precision.

Contribution

It proposes a novel approach to use combined satellite data for precise measurement of relativistic effects in Earth's gravity field.

Findings

Preliminary feasibility analysis of using combined satellite data.

Potential for high-precision measurement of the Lense-Thirring effect.

Highlights the importance of the OPTIS mission for fundamental physics tests.

Abstract

In this paper we wish to preliminary investigate if it would be possible to use the orbital data from the proposed OPTIS mission together with those from the existing geodetic passive SLR LAGEOS and LAGEOS II satellites in order to perform precise measurements of some general relativistic gravitoelectromagnetic effects, with particular emphasis on the Lense-Thirring effect.