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Table 3 Statistics of the two-way LLR passes obtained by Grasse during and immediately surrounding the LRO ranging experimental periods

From: First two-way laser ranging to a lunar orbiter: infrared observations from the Grasse station to LRO’s retro-reflector array

Time (UTC)

Target

Δt (min)

Number echos

Range (km)

Return rate (%)

Hum. (%)

Date: 2018-09-04

 01:31:00

LRO

8.20

25

366,726

0.51

69

 01:51:45

A11

14.55

405

366,641

4.64

73

 02:05:09

A14

11.23

506

366,241

7.51

77

 02:44:04

A11

11.33

365

365,659

5.37

86

 02:50:26

A14

3.78

155

365,408

6.83

89

 03:28:00

LRO

9.40

43

364,568

0.76

92

 03:45:49

A11

10.22

786

364,666

12.82

92

 03:58:33

A14

12.75

1002

364,346

13.09

92

Date: 2019-08-23

 01:52:22

A11

10.22

249

386,389

4.06

66

 02:34:00

LRO

9.20

76

385,441

1.38

67

 03:40:23

A11

10.98

113

384,881

1.71

62

 03:51:03

A14

10.30

304

384,587

4.92

62

Date: 2019-08-24

 01:52:59

A11

3.88

45

381,402

1.93

72

 01:56:00

LRO

13.80

76

380,942

0.92

71

 02:39:33

A11

10.37

35

380,525

0.56

76