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SLR2000 is NASA's fully automated, next-generation Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) station, currently under development. SLR stations around the globe measure the round-trip time of ultra-short light pulses sent to satellites equipped with special reflectors. The measurements recorded are used for a host of important science products. |
The LynxOS® real-time operating system will be running inside the pseudo operator of the manless SLR2000. The pseudo operator will monitor the health and safety of the system and will control the acquisition and tracking of the satellites. LynxOS will run on a Pentium 200 single-board computer mounted in a VME bus chassis, which will communicate between the interface control computer and the data analysis computer using a Bit-3 PCI-to-VME bus adapter. LynxOS can also be found inside all of NASA's existing SLR stations—from the MOBLAS-8 in Tahiti to the TLRS-3 in Peru. |
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