Satellite Names

The official satellite names are utilized in the naming of prediction and data (normal point and full-rate) directories and files at the ILRS data centers.

The approved satellite names are (lowercase, no dashes or other special characters):

adeos
adeos2
ajisai
alos
anderra
anderrp
apollo11
apollo14
apollo15
beaconc
champ
diadem1c
diadem1d
envisat
ers1
ers2
etalon1
etalon2
ets8

fizeau
geos3
gfo1
gfz1
giovea
glonass##[#] (##[#]=2/[3]-digit satellite number)
gpb
gps35
gps36
gracea
graceb
icesat
jason1
lageos1
lageos2
larets
lre
luna17

luna21
meteor3
meteor3m
moon
msti
oicets
reflector
resurs
starlette
starshine2
starshine3
stella
sunsat
terrasarx
tips
topex
westpac
zeia

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