ILRS Report For 2007/2008

This 2007/2008 volume will be the fifth published report for the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS). With this next report, we have chosen to use a format similar to the one used in previous years, concentrating on achievements and work in progress rather than ILRS organizational elements. The 2007/2008 ILRS Annual Report is structured as follows:

• Sections:
  • 1. ILRS Organization, reviews the service and its role in space geodesy.
  • 2. ILRS Tracking Network, provides the current status and recent performance statistics of the international stations supporting the ILRS and offers a perspective on site surveys and system collocations. An update on field engineering activities is also provided
  • 3. ILRS Missions and Campaigns, gives information about many of the current and future missions supported by the ILRS.
  • 4. Infrastructure, details recent activities tackled by the ILRS Central Bureau, including web site improvements and data center developments.
  • 5. Tracking Procedures and Data Flow, discusses satellite predictions, ILRS tracking priorities, recent developments in the area of dynamic priorities, and the flow of on-site normal points and full-rate data.
  • 6. Emerging Technologies, includes information about high repletion rate lasers and systems, detectors, timers and frequency standards, multi-wavelength ranging, and other hardware that will help advance the accuracy and automation of laser ranging systems. Also included are new applications for the SLR technique.
  • 7. Analysis Activities, reviews the recent developments in the ILRS Analysis Working Group including the pilot projects, computation of stations positions and EOPs, orbits, and software benchmarking.
  • 8. Modeling, discusses recent advancements in refraction modeling and satellite center of mass corrections.
  • 9. Science Coordination, examines the ILRS role in the ITRF, its synergy with the other geodetic techniques, and some interesting applications for both SLR and LLR.
  • 10. Meetings and Reports, reviews ILRS-related meetings in 2007/2008 and reports issued by the service.
  • 11. Bibliography, lists some of the papers and presentations about SLR and LLR science and technology made during 2007/2008.
  • 12, Analysis and Associate Analysis Center reports
  • 13, Station Reports
• Appendices:
  • A, ILRS Information, lists organizations participating in the ILRS and defines various acronyms used in this annual report.

Please send your contribution (using the format described on the ILRS Web site) to Carey Noll (Carey.Noll@nasa.gov) by APRIL 15, 2009.

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