Fundamental physics measurements with Galileo FOC satellites and the Galileo for science project. I. A 3D-CAD and a box wing for modeling the effects of …

D Lucchesi, M Visco, C Lefevre, M Lucente, F Santoli… - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
This paper introduces the main problems related to the modeling of the effects of
nongravitational perturbations on satellites of the Galileo FOC constellation. The problem is …

Frame-dragging: meaning, myths, and misconceptions

LFO Costa, J Natário - Universe, 2021 - mdpi.com
Originally introduced in connection with general relativistic Coriolis forces, the term frame-
dragging is associated today with a plethora of effects related to the off-diagonal element of …

Fundamental physics measurements with Galileo FOC satellites and the Galileo for science project. II. A box wing for modeling direct solar radiation pressure and …

F Sapio, D Lucchesi, M Visco, R Peron, M Lucente… - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
This paper concerns the development of a first simplified model to take into account the
perturbations produced by the nongravitational forces acting on the satellites of the Galileo …

On the high accuracy to test dragging of inertial frames with the LARES 2 space experiment

I Ciufolini, C Paris, EC Pavlis, JC Ries… - The European Physical …, 2024 - Springer
In this paper we treat some aspects of the LARES 2 space experiment to test the general
relativistic phenomenon of dragging of inertial frames, or frame-dragging, in particular we …

Limitations in testing the Lense–Thirring effect with LAGEOS and the newly launched geodetic satellite LARES 2

L Iorio - Universe, 2023 - mdpi.com
The new geodetic satellite LARES 2, cousin of LAGEOS and sharing with it almost the same
orbital parameters apart from the inclination, displaced by 180 deg, was launched last year …

Constraints on the ghost-free parity-violating gravity from laser-ranged satellites

J Qiao, Z Li, R Ji, T Zhu, G Li, W Zhao… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper explores the evolutionary behavior of the Earth-satellite binary system within the
framework of the ghost-free parity-violating gravity and the corresponding discussion on the …

Post-Newtonian orbital effects induced by the mass quadrupole and spin octupole moments of an axisymmetric body

L Iorio - The Astronomical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The post-Newtonian orbital effects induced by the mass quadrupole and spin octupole
moments of an isolated, oblate spheroid of constant density that is rigidly and uniformly …

[HTML][HTML] Using the Difference of the Inclinations of a Pair of Counter-Orbiting Satellites to Measure the Lense–Thirring Effect

L Iorio - Universe, 2024 - mdpi.com
Let two test particles A and B, revolving about a spinning primary along ideally identical
orbits in opposite directions, be considered. From the general expressions of the …

[HTML][HTML] Testing Gravitational Theories in the Field of the Earth with the SaToR-G Experiment

D Lucchesi, L Anselmo, M Bassan, M Lucente… - Universe, 2021 - mdpi.com
A new satellite-based experiment in the field of gravitation, SaToR-G, is presented. It aims to
compare the predictions of different theories of gravitation in the limit of weak-field and slow …

Testing Local Lorentz Invariance with Laser Tracking of the LAGEOS II satellite

D Lucchesi, M Visco, R Peron, G Pucacco… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
A breakdown of Lorentz Invariance is predicted by some theories as a result of quantum
physics applied to gravity or for the presence of vector/tensor fields, beside the metric tensor …