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Presentations, posters, and papers from the workshop are available in PDF format sorted by session. The full abstract booklet is also available.

• Welcome Addresses
• GNSS Session A: Synergy of SLR and GNSS Data Products
• GNSS Session B: ILRS Network Performance and Improvement
• Space Debris Session
• Time Transfer Session
• System Biases Session A: Analytic Results
• System Biases Session B: Station Issues
• Closing session
• Posters
• Program book

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<<Author name(s)>>, <<Paper Title>>, <<Abstract Number>>, presented at the 2015 ILRS Technical Workshop, Matera, Italy, October 26-30, 2015.

Monday, October 26, 2015
Session 0: Welcome
				09:00 -	09:30	0	Welcome addresses
							Prof. Roberto Battiston, President of ASI (telecon)
							Prof. Giovanni Schiuma, Deputy Major, City of Matera
							Dr. Michael Pearlman, Director of the Central Bureau, ILRS
							Dr. Giuseppe Bianco, Chairman of the Governing Board, ILRS
Session 1: GNSS session A: Synergy of SLR and GNSS Data Products
Chairs: E. Pavlis, D. Thaller, C. Noll, V. Glotov
				09:30 -	09:40		Session introduction by the chair
				09:40 -	10:00	1.1	ITRF2014: Preliminary results and ILRS contribution (Z. Altamimi, P. Rebischung, L. Métivier, X. Collilieux)
				10:00 -	10:15	1.2	SLR on GPS III (T. Johnson)
				10:15 -	10:30		Discussion
				10:30 -	11:00		Coffee break
				11:00 -	11:15	1.3	GLONASS-M Satellite Geometry and Attitude Models for Precise GNSS Data Processing (R. Fatkulin, S. Revnivykh, V. Mitrikas, V. Pasynkov)
				11:15 -	11:30	1.4	SLR measurements and their importance for Galileo (W. Enderle, D. Navarro-Reyes, F. Gonzalez, E. Schoenemann, R. Zandbergen)
				11:30 -	11:45	1.5	SLR global tracking of Beidou and its needs for SLR (Xiaoya Wang, Xiaogong Hu, Bing He, Qunhe Zhao, Bin Wu, Zhongping Zhang)
				11:45 -	12:00	1.5b	Role of SLR on QZSS operation (Yoshimi Ohshima)
				12:00 -	12:30		Discussion
				12:30 -	14:00		Lunch break
				14:00 -	14:15	1.6	SLR data usage in the verification of GLONASS data processing methods. IAC PNT analysis of GLONASS SLR data in LARGE experiment (V. Glotov, A. Pafnutyev, M. Zynkovsky, V. Mitrikas)
				14:15 -	14:30	1.7	Using SLR for GNSS orbit model validation (C. Flohrer, T. Springer, M. Otten, C. Garcia Serrano, F. Dilssner, W. Enderle, E. Schönemann)
				14:30 -	14:45	1.8	Orbit Validation On Navigation Satellites Using Satellite Laser Ranging (Gang Zhao, Xuhua Zhou)
				14:45 -	15:00	1.9	Systematic effects in SLR measurements to GNSS satellites (K. Sosnica, R. Dach, D. Thaller, A. Maier, D. Arnold, L. Prange, A. Jäggi)
				15:00 -	15:30		Discussion
				15:30 -	16:00		Coffee break
				16:00 -	16:12	1.10	SLR in the framework of the EGSIEM project (A. Maier , A. Sušnik , D. Arnold , K. Sosnica , U. Meyer , R. Dach , A. Jäggi)
				16:12 -	16:24	1.11	Phases Ambiguities Resolution Combining Precise Point Positioning (PPP) and SBAS Augmentation Methods (N. Kheloufi)
				16:24 -	16:36	1.12	Preliminary results of the ILRS network performance in the LARGE-3 experiment (A. Zhukov, V. Pasynkov, M. Sadovnikov, E. Titov, V. Shargorodskiy)
				16:36 -	16:48	1.13	POD improvements of GNSS satellites through the measurements of their non-gravitational accelerations by means of an onboard accelerometer (D. M. Lucchesi, E. Fiorenza, C. Lefevre, M. Lucente, C. Magnafico, R. Peron, F. Santoli and V. A. Iafolla)
				16:48 -	17:00	1.14	An SLR campaign on Galileo satellites 5 and 6 for a test of the gravitational redshift (P. Delva , F. Deleflie , P. Exertier and S. Loyer)
				17:00 -	17:30		Discussion
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Session 2: GNSS session B: ILRS Network Performance and Improvement
Chairs: G. Bianco, Zhang Zhongping, G. Appleby, F. Koidl
				09:00 -	09:10		Session introduction by the chair
				09:10 -	09:30	2.1	Summary of Results from ILRS GNSS Tracking Campaigns (C. Noll , M. Pearlman, M. Torrence)
				09:30 -	09:50	2.2	Preliminary results of Russian laser ranging network performance in the third GNSS tracking campaign (Pasynkov V.V., Sadovnikov M.A., Shargorodskiy V.D., Zhukov A.N.)
				09:50 -	10:10	2.3	Recent SLR tracking improvements at Herstmonceux (G.Appleby, C.Potter, J.Rodriguez, R.Sherwood, V.Smith, T.Shoobridge, M.Wilkinson)
				10:10 -	10:30	2.4	Maximizing the output of SLR station Graz: Tracking 140 targets (G. Kirchner, F. Koidl)
				10:30 -	11:00		Coffee break
				11:00 -	11:15	2.5	Theoretical Performance of NASA’s SGSLR System Ranging to GNSS Satellites (J. Degnan)
				11:15 -	11:30	2.6	Thermo-optical vacuum testing of Galileo IOV laser retro-reflectors of GALILEO IOV LRA (L. Porcelli, S. Dell’Agnello, A. Boni, C. Cantone, E. Ciocci, S. Contessa, G. Delle Monache, N. Intaglietta, C. Lops, C. Mondaini, M. Maiello, M. Martini, G. Patrizi, L. Salvatori, M. Tibuzzi, P. Tuscano)
				11:30 -	11:45	2.7	Thermo-optical vacuum testing of IRNSS LRA qualification model (L. Porcelli, S. Dell’Agnello, R. Venkateswaran, P. Chakraborty, V. V. Ramana Reddy, K. V. Sriram, A. Boni, C. Cantone, E. Ciocci, S. Contessa, G. Delle Monache, N. Intaglietta, C. Lops, C. Mondaini, M. Maiello, M. Martini, G. Patrizi, L. Salvatori, M. Tibuzzi, P. Tuscano)
				11:45 -	12:00	2.8	Retroreflector Array for an Eccentric Orbit (D. Arnold)
				12:00 -	12:30		Discussion
				12:30 -	14:00		Lunch break
				14:00 -	14:15	2.9	The COPERNICUS Sentinel-3 mission (J. Fernández, F. Ayuga, P. Féménias, H. Peter)
				14:15 -	14:30	2.10	INRRI-EDM/2016: the First Laser Retroreflector Payload on Mars (Delle Monache G., Dell’Agnello S., Vittori R., Porcelli L., Tibuzzi M., Boni A., Intaglietta N., Salvatori L., Tuscano P., Ciocci E., Martini M., Contessa S., Patrizi G., Mondaini C., Lops C., Maiello M., Bianco G., Cantone C)
				14:30 -	15:30		Poster session and discussion
				15:30 -	16:00		Coffee break
Session 3: Space Debris Session
Chairs: G. Kirchner, L. Grunwaldt, C. Marzo, T. Flohrer
				16:00 -	16:10		Session introduction by the chair
				16:10 -	16:30	3.1	Laser ranging initiatives at ESA in support of operational needs and space surveillance and tracking (T. Flohrer, H. Krag)
				16:30 -	16:50	3.2	Light Curve Measurements with Single Photon Counters at Graz SLR (Georg Kirchner, Franz Koidl, Michael Steindorfer, Wang Peiyuan)
				16:50 -	17:10	3.3	The feasibility of a Space Debris Laser Ranger at HartRAO (S.Ndlovu , L.Combrinck)
				16:10 -	16:30	3.3b	Zimmerwald Laser Observations to Determine Attitude States of Space Debris (T. Schildknecht, J.N. Pittet, J. Silha, M. Prohaska, M. Ploner)
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Session 3: Space Debris Session (cont'd)
Chairs: G. Kirchner, L. Grunwaldt, C. Marzo, T. Flohrer
				09:00 -	09:20	3.4	Orbital Debris Laser Ranging Station Stuttgart (D. Hampf, W. Riede, P. Wagner, F. Sproll, L. Humbert)
				09:20 -	09:40	3.5	The Application of Superconducting Nanowire Single-photon detector in Laser Ranging and Preliminary Measuring Results (Zhang Zhongping, Meng Wendong, Wu Zhibo, Zhang Haifeng, Li Pu, Deng Huarong)
				09:40 -	10:00	3.6	Review of Solid State Photon Counters for Laser Tracking of Orbital Space Debris (I. Prochazka, J. Kodet, J. Blazej, G. Kirchner , F. Koidl)
				10:00 -	10:30		Poster session
				10:30 -	11:00		Coffee break
				11:00 -	11:20	3.7	MORAL: Alt-Azimuth one meter class mount for SLR (N.Bellini, S.Naldi, D.Rastelli, M.Valdatta)
				11:20 -	11:40	3.8	SP-DART: Single-Photon Detection, Alignment and Reference Tool (G. Kirchner, F. Koidl, M. Steindorfer, W. Peiyuan)
						3.8b	Space Debris Tracking in Changchun Observatory (Dong Xue, Han Xingwei, Fan Cunbo, Song Qingli)
						3.8c	Space Debris Ranging Data Orbit Determination (Liang Zhipeng, Liu Chengzhi, Fan Cunbo, Han Xingwei)
				11:40 -	12:00	3.9	Analysis on Detection Capability for Space Debris Laser Ranging (Zhao You, Yu Huanhuan, Gao Pengqi, Shen Ming, Guo Xiaozhong, Yang Datao, Zhou Weiping, Sun Mingguo, Liu Tong)
				12:00 -	12:30		Discussion
				12:30 -	14:00		Lunch break
				14:00 -	18:00		Visit to the ASI Matera Space Geodesy Centre
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Session 4: Time Transfer session
Chairs: U. Schreiber, E. Samain, J.M. Torre
				09:00 -	09:10		Session introduction by the chair
				09:10 -	09:30	4.1	All Optical Time and Frequency Distribution for Space Geodesy (U. Schreiber, J. Kodet, J. Eckl, G. Herold, G. Kronschnabl, C. Plötz, A. Neidhardt)
				09:30 -	09:50	4.2	Why Geodesy Needs Time! (A. Schlicht)
				09:50 -	10:10	4.3	Requirements on SLR System for Participation in ELT and Future Laser Time Transfer Experiments (I. Prochazka, J. Kodet, J. Blazej)
				10:10 -	10:30		Poster session and discussion
				10:30 -	11:00		Coffee break
				11:00 -	11:20	4.4	Collation and transfer of time scales with sub-nanosecond accuracy by laser range and pseudorange measurements (V.D. Shargorodskiy, M.V. Baryshnikov, M.A. Sadovnikov)
				11:20 -	11:40	4.5	Synchronization of distant Laser stations thanks to Time Transfer by Laser Link : Proposal for a dedicated campaign (A. Belli , P. Exertier , E. Samain , C.Courde , J.M.Torre , F. Vernotte)
				11:40 -	12:00	4.6	Satellite Quantum Communications exploiting SLR at MLRO (G. Vallone, D. Dequal, M. Tomasin, F. Vedovato, M. Schiavon, V. Luceri, G. Bianco and P. Villoresi)
				12:00 -	12:30		Discussion
				12:30 -	14:00		Lunch break
Session 5: System Biases session A: Analytic Results
Chairs: C. Luceri, T. Otsubo, H. Mueller
				14:00 -	14:15		Session introduction by the chair
				14:15 -	14:45	5.1	Systematic range error 2014-2015 (T. Otsubo)
				14:45 -	15:00	5.2	Impact of range biases on global reference frames (H. Mueller, M. Blossfeld)
				15:00 -	15:15	5.3	ILRS Stations' range biases revealed by a 20-year analysis of LAGEOS observations 1993-2014 (G.M.Appleby, J.C. Rodriguez Perez)
						5.3b	RB&TB in IAC PNT (V. Glotov)
				15:15 -	15:30		Discussion
				15:30 -	16:00		Coffee break
Session 6: System Biases session B: station issues
Chairs: I. Prochazka, J. Eckl
				16:00 -	16:15	6.1	Improving the Local Ties of a Fundamental Station by a Multi-Technique Ground Target (J. Kodet, U. Schreiber, J. Eckl, G. Herold, G. Kronschnabl, C. Plötz, A.Neidhardt, S. Mähler, T. Schüler, T. Klügel )
				16:15 -	16:30	6.2	Single Photon Tracking under difficult condition (J. J. Eckl, K. U. Schreiber)
				16:30 -	16:45	6.3	Analysis of Yunnan Observatories' 1.2m Telescope Laser Ranging System Biases (Li Zhulian, Zhai Dongsheng, Fu Honglin, Li Rongwang, Li Yuqiang, He Shaohui, Zhang Yuncheng, Xiong Yaoheng)
				16:45 -	17:00	6.4	SLR Station Biases (I. Prochazka)
				17:00 -	17:10		Posters
				17:10 -	17:30		Trigger paper (chairs)
				20:00 -	22:30		Workshop Dinner
Friday, October 30, 2015
Session 7: Closing session
				09:00 -	10:30		Session Reports/Summaries
				10:30 -	11:00		Coffee break
				11:00 -	12:00		Discussion Workshop Resolutions
				12:00 -	12:30		Agreement on next steps and path forward
				12:30 -	14:00		Lunch break
				14:00 -	17:00		Matera city tour

Posters

P1: GNSS sessions A&B
				P1.1	Design of Light-weight Laser Retro-reflector and Application for Nano-Satellite (Li Pu, Zhang Haifeng, Cheng Zhien, Tang Kai, Zhang Zhongping)
				P1.2	Orbit prediction for HY-2 satellite using laser ranging data (Xuhua Zhou, Gang Zhao)
				P1.3	COSMIC-2 Equatorial: Mission Overview and Ranging Payloads (Jan P. Weiss, Elliot Barlow, John Braun, Dave Ector, Bill Schreiner)
				P1.4	The new SLR station of Metsähovi, Finland – progress update (A. Raja-Halli, J. Näränen)
				P1.5	Combination of SLR and GPS ground and LEO data for the determination of the terrestrial reference frame (A. Sibois , Y. Bar-Sever, B. Haines, M. Heflin, D. Kuang, and J. Weiss)
				P1.6	Analyzing ILRS Network Tracking Profiles and Statistics (Florian Andritsch, Andrea Maier, Rolf Dach, Adrian Jäggi)
				P1.7	Achieving NASA’s SGSLR System GNSS Data Volume Requirement (J. Horvath , H. Donovan , J. McGarry , J. Cheek, C. Clarke , J. Degnan, F. Hall , A. Mann , A. Nelson , D. Patterson , S. Wetzel)
				P1.8	Summary of Results from ILRS GNSS Tracking Campaigns (C. Noll , M. Pearlman, M. Torrence)
P2: Time Transfer session
				P2.1	Error Simulation and Analysis for the European Laser Timing (ELT) Experiment On-board ACES (Christoph Bamann, Anja Schlicht, Urs Hugentobler)
P3: Space Debris session
				P3.1	Assessment of SpinSat SLR Observations (Jake Griffiths, Daniel Kucharski, Andrew Nicholas, Ivan Gaylish, Linda Thomas)
				P3.2	Measuring ranges to space debris from San Fernando Laser ranging station (Manuel Catalán, Manuel Quijano, Luis M. Cortina, Antonio Pazos, José Martín Davila)
				P3.3	The Importance of Clock Synchronization in Multi-static Laser Ranging Scenarios for Orbit Improvement of Space Debris (Christoph Bamann, Urs Hugentobler, Anja Schlicht)
				P3.4	Proposed SLR optical bench required to track debris using ~1550 nm lasers (M. Shappirio, D.B. Coyle, J.F. McGarry, J. Bufton, J.W. Cheek, G. Clarke, S.M. Hull, D.R. Skillman, P.R. Stysley, X. Sun, R.P. Young, T. Zagwodzki)
				P3.5	Laser Ranging Experiment with 1.2m Co-optics Telescope Reception of Laser Emitting from 53cm Binocular Telescope (Dongsheng Zhai, Zhulian Li, Honglin FU, Yuqiang, Li, Yaoheng, Xiong)
P4: System Biases sessions (A&B)
				P4.1	Time bias analysis of STSAT-2C orbit predictions (Y.-R. Kim, E. Park, D. Kucharski, H.-C. Lim)
				P4.2	A comparison of event timers HxET and A033-ET installed at Herstmonceux (M. Wilkinson)