On the mean anomaly and the Lense-Thirring effect

TL;DR

This paper addresses a debate over using the mean anomaly of LAGEOS satellites to measure the Lense-Thirring effect, clarifying the author's position in response to recent claims.

Contribution

The paper clarifies the author's stance on the feasibility of using mean anomaly measurements for detecting the Lense-Thirring effect.

Findings

Clarifies the author's position on the measurement method

Responds to recent claims about the method's validity

Highlights the need for careful interpretation of satellite data

Abstract

In this brief note we reply to the authors of a recent preprint in which an alleged explicit proposal of using the mean anomaly of the LAGEOS satellites to measure the general relativistic Lense-Thirring effect in the gravitational field of the Earth is attributed to the present author.