# Sentinel-3 Laser Retro-Reflector
*component . products*

Laser retro-reflector flown on Sentinel-3; stored as component because it is a passive ranging target rather than an active EO sensor.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: esa
- **product status**: operational
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: component
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: esa
- **attributes**: {"kind":"component","manufacturer":"esa","product_status":"operational","deployment_context":"orbital","description":"Laser retro-reflector flown on Sentinel-3; stored as component because it is a passive ranging target rather than an active EO sensor."}
- **relevance**: ancillary

## Compositional position
- sentinel-3b (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> Sentinel-3 Laser Retro-Reflector

## Sources
- [wmo-sentinel-3b] | WMO OSCAR satellite record: Sentinel-3B | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/sentinel_3b | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/products/component/sentinel-3-lrr
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