Laser Orbit Determination for Chinese Chang-E Satellite Orbiting the Moon

In order to acquire a fine map of the moon surface, this paper proposes a Laser orbit determination for the Chang-E satellite orbiting the moon. Three SLR stations survey simultaneously the distances from three ground stations known their coordinates to the Chang-E satellite. The algorithm using SLR results is discussed to solve for real-time positions of the Chang-E satellite orbiting the moon. This paper discusses also to solve for the orbit parameters of the Chang-E satellite orbiting the moon by means of the results from SLR single station observation.