ILRS Bulletins

1. The SLR global performance report card for the 2nd quarter of 2008 has been published. read more...



2. The Jason-2/OSTM ocean altimetry satellite was successfully launched by NASA from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on a Delta II launcher on June 20th, at 07:46 UTC. Separation and solar panel deployment was faultlessly executed nearly an hour later. read more...



3. The ANDE-RR Passive satellite re-entered the atmosphere on May 25, 2008. The ILRS tracking priority list has been updated to reflect removal of the satellite. read more...



4. GIOVE-B was successfully launched on April 26, 2008. The COSPAR ID for GIOVE-B is 2008-020A (0802001), the NORAD ID is 32781, and the SIC is 7002. read more...



5. The TanDEM-X mission (sponsored by DLR, GFZ, Infoterra in Germany) has been approved by the ILRS Governing Board for tracking by the network. read more...



6. A Web site for the 16th International Laser Ranging Workshop is now available. The workshop will be held in Poznan Poland on October 13-17, 2008. read more...



7. The Groupe de Recherches de Geodesie Speciale (GRGS) in France has passed the ILRS Analysis Center Benchmark tests and has thus received ILRS Analysis Center status, contributing to the official combined ILRS products. Congratulations to Florent Delefie and his team. read more...

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