Project SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange): proposal for space-based gravitational measurements

Project SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange) is an international effort to organ ize a new space mission for fundamental measurements in gravitation, includ ing tests of the equivalence principle (EP) by composition dependence (CD) and inverse-square-law (ISL) violations, determination of G, and a test for non-zero G-dot. The CD tests will be both at intermediate distances (a few metres) and at long distances (radius of the Earth, R-E). Thus, a SEE miss ion would obtain accurate information self-consistently on a number of dist inct gravitational effects. The EP test by CD at distances of a few metres would provide confirmation of earlier, more precise experiments. All other tests would significantly improve our knowledge of gravity. In particular, the error in G is projected to be less than 1 ppm. Project SEE entails laun ching a dedicated satellite and making detailed observations of free-floati ng test bodies within its experimental chamber.