Apollo 15 Laser Retroreflector

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Lunar laser retroreflector
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:David_Scott
gptkb:James_Irwin
gptkbp:experimentType Passive optical device
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apollo 15 Laser Retroreflector
gptkbp:launchDate 1971-08-01
gptkbp:location Hadley–Apennine region, Moon
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:mass 24 kg
gptkbp:material Fused silica
gptkbp:numberOfCornerCubes 300
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Apollo_15
gptkbp:purpose Lunar laser ranging experiment
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Apollo_14_Laser_Retroreflector
Apollo 11 Laser Retroreflector
Lunokhod 1 Laser Retroreflector
gptkbp:status Operational
gptkbp:usedFor Testing general relativity
Lunar geophysics
Measuring Earth-Moon distance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laser_Retroreflector_Array
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6