Measurement of dragging of inertial frames and gravitomagnetic field using laser-ranged satellites

Vespe, FrancescoFrancescoVespeCiufolini, I.I.CiufoliniLucchesi, D.D.Lucchesi2020-09-172020-09-171996-05-01https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13025/276By analysing the observations of the orbits of the laser-ranged satellites LAGEOS and LAGEOS II, using the program GEODYN, we have obtained the first direct measurement of the Lense-Thirring effect, or dragging of inertial frames, and the first direct experimental evidence for the gravitomagnetic field. The accuracy of our measurement is of about 30%.Measurement of dragging of inertial frames and gravitomagnetic field using laser-ranged satellitesArticle Journal10.1007/BF02731140http://link.springer.com/10.1007/BF0273114054dcce078580fe1368eeae79