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Riyadh
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Riyadh Contact:
Agency | Space Research Institute, KACST |
Mailing Address | PO Box 6086, Riyadh 11442 Saudi Arabia |
Primary Contact | |
Contact Name | Dr Atteih AlGhamdi |
Telephone (primary) | +966 1 481 3325 |
Telephone (secondary) | |
Fax | +966 1 481 3523 |
Secondary Contact | |
Contact Name | |
Telephone (primary) | |
Telephone (secondary) | |
Fax | |
Riyadh Coordinates:
Approximate Position:
X coordinate | [m] | 3992101.1 |
Y coordinate | [m] | 4192172.4 |
Z coordinate | [m] | 2670410.5 |
Latitude | [deg] | 24.9102 N |
Longitude | [deg] | 46.4004 E |
Elevation | [m] | 773 |
Survey Method | ||
Date Measured | ||
Additional Information |
Riyadh News:
Local Events:
No local events found.
SLRMail Messages:
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No site link found.Riyadh: Site Log
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Section: 0. Form
Section: 1. Identification of the Ranging System Reference Point (SRP)
Section: 2. Site Location Information
Section: 3. General System Information
Section: 4. Telescope Information
Section: 5. Laser System Information
Section: 6. Receiver System
Section: 7. Tracking Capabilities
Section: 8. Calibration
Section: 9. Time and Frequency Standards
Section: 10. Preprocessing Information
Section: 11. Aircraft Detection
Section: 12. Meteorological Instrumentation
Section: 13. Local Ties, Eccentricities, and Collocation Information
Section: 14. Local Events Possibly Affecting Computed Position
Section: 15. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information
Section: 16. Responsible Agency (if different from 15.)
Section: 17. More Information
ILRS Site and System Information Form International Laser Ranging Service 0. Form Prepared by (Full Name) : John Guilfoyle Preparer E-mail : vernacular@bigpond.com Date Prepared : 2002-05-09 Report Type : UPDATE Site Log Format Version : 2.0 Site Log Revision : Back to top 1. Identification of the Ranging System Reference Point (SRP) Site Name : SALRO IERS DOMES Number : 20101S001 CDP Pad ID : 7832 Subnetwork : WPLTN Description : AZ EL INTERSECT Monument Description : N.A. Monument Inscription : N.A. Mark Description : N.A. Date Installed : 1995-08-01 Date Removed : Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Additional Information : Back to top 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Riyadh State or Province : Central Country : Saudi Arabia Tectonic Plate : Arabian Local Time (UTC +/- hours) : Approximate Position X coordinate [m]: 3992101.1 Y coordinate [m]: 4192172.4 Z coordinate [m]: 2670410.5 Latitude [deg]: 24.9102 N Longitude [deg]: 46.4004 E Elevation [m]: 773 Survey Method : Date Measured : Additional Information : Back to top 3. General System Information 3.01 System Name : SALRO 4-Character Code : RIYL CDP System Number : 55 CDP Occupation Number : 01 Eccentricity to SRP (if Not Identical With SRP) North [m]: East [m]: Up [m]: Date Measured : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information : Back to top 4. Telescope Information 4.01 Receiving Telescope Type : CASSEGRAIN Aperture [m]: 0.73 Mount : AZ-EL Date Installed : Date Removed : Xmitting Telescope Type : CASSEGRAIN Aperture [m]: 0.75 Date Installed : Date Removed : Tracking Camera Type : ICCD Model : P49636/A V3 Manufacturer : EEV Photon Field of View [deg]: 0.07 Minimum Magnitude [mag]: Date Installed : Date Removed : Transmit/Receive Path : COMMON COUDE Transmit/Receive Switch : ROTATING MIRROR Max Slew Rate Az [deg/s]: 10 Max Slew Rate El [deg/s]: 5 Max Used Tracking Rate Az : 10 Max Used Tracking Rate El : 5 Telescope Shelter : DOME Daylight Filter Type : SPECTRAL FILTER Dayl. Filt. Bandwidth [nm]: 0.15 Adjustable Attenuation : BOTH Adjustable Field of View : Transmit Efficiency : Receive Efficiency : Date Installed : 1992-01-01 Date Removed : Additional Information : Back to top 5. Laser System Information 5.01 Laser Type : ND:YAG Model : Manufacturer : Number of Amplifiers : 2 Primary Wavelength [nm]: 1064 Primary Maximum Energy [mJ]: 250 Secondary Wavelength [nm]: 532 Secondary Max. Energy [mJ]: 110 Xmit Energy Adjustable : YES Additional Information : Pulse Width (FWHM) [ps]: 100 Max. Repetition Rate [Hz]: 12 Fullw. Beam Divergence ["]: 2.5 Theoretical Beam Div : Measured Beam Div : Method Used : Additional Information : Final Beam Diameter [m]: 0.75 Eyesafe : NO Eyesafe Standard : ANSI 136.1 Polarization on Exit : Laser Fire Control : Laser Energy Monitor : Start Diode Type : Manufactorer : Model : Quantum Efficiency [%]: Rise/Fall Time [ps]: Date Installed : Date Removed : Signal Processing : Manufacturer : Model : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information : Date Installed : 1992-01-01 Date Removed : Additional Information : Back to top 6. Receiver System 6.01.01 Primary Chain Wavelength [nm]: 532 Detector Type : CSPAD Manufacturer : PESO Consulting Model : Quantum Efficiency [%]: 7 Nominal Gain : Rise Time [ps]: 1500 Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: 25 Field of View Diam ["]: 16 - 64 Date Installed : 1992-01-01 Date Removed : Amplifier Type : Manufacturer : Model : Gain : Bandwidth : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information: Signal Processing : Time Walk Compensated Manufacturer : Graz Model : Date Installed : Date Removed : Amplitude Measurement : NO Return-Rate Controlled: YES Mode of Operation : Single to Multi Photons Additional Information: Time of Flight Observ. : EVENT Manufacturer : EOS Model : V.3 Resolution [ps]: 5 Precision [ps]: 5 Date Installed : 1992-01-01 Date Removed : Additional Information : 6.02.01 Secondary Chain Wavelength [nm]: Detector Type : Manufacturer : Model : Quantum Efficiency [%]: Nominal Gain : Rise Time [ps]: Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: Field of View Diam ["]: Date Installed : Date Removed : Amplifier Type : Manufacturer : Model : Gain : Bandwidth : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information: Signal Processing : Manufacturer : Model : Date Installed : Date Removed : Amplitude Measurement : Return-Rate Controlled: Mode of Operation : Additional Information: Time of Flight Observ. : Manufacturer : Model : Resolution [ps]: Precision [ps]: Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information : 6.03.01 Tertiary Chain Wavelength [nm]: Detector Type : Manufacturer : Model : Quantum Efficiency [%]: Nominal Gain : Rise Time [ps]: Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: Field of View Diam ["]: Date Installed : Date Removed : Amplifier Type : Manufacturer : Model : Gain : Bandwidth : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information: Signal Processing : Manufacturer : Model : Date Installed : Date Removed : Amplitude Measurement : Return-Rate Controlled: Mode of Operation : Additional Information: Time of Flight Observ. : Manufacturer : Model : Resolution [ps]: Precision [ps]: Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information : Back to top 7. Tracking Capabilities 7.01 Satellites Very Low Alt (<400 km) : NO Low Altitude (400-2000) : YES LAGEOS/LARES : YES GLONASS : YES Etalon : YES GNSS : YES Geosynchronous : Moon : YES Ave. Pass Switch Time [s]: 120 Average values for LAGEOS Single Shot RMS [mm]: 15 # of Obs per NP : 450 Use of Semi-trains : NO # of Semi-train Tracks : N.A. Range Gate Width [ns]: 200 - 10000 Beam Pointing Accuracy ["]: 1 Angle Encoder Resolution["]: 0.25 Min. Tracking Elev. [deg]: 20 Laser Polarization @emitter: Operation Months per Year : 12 Days per Week : 5 Hours per Day : 10 - 12 Staff per Shift : 2 System Shared With : NOTHING Time Allocated to SLR [%]: 100 Remotely Controllable : YES Tracking Restrictions Go/No-go flag : Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Maximum elevation : Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Pass segments : Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Schedule segments : Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Maximum laser power limit: Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Date First Applicable : 1995-08-01 HH:MM UT Date Last Applicable : Additional Information : Back to top 8. Calibration 8.01 Calibration Type : PRE+POST Target Location : EXTERNAL Target Type : CORNER CUBE Target Structure : CONCRETE PIER Number of Targets : Target Distance(s) [m]: 200 Date Measured : 1995-08-01 Accuracy [mm]: 2 Verification : (multiple lines) Return-Rate Controlled : YES Eye-Safe Method : Additional Information : Mode of Operation : SINGLE/MULTI PHOTON Calibration performed : 60 Single Shot RMS [mm]: 10 Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.5 SIGMA Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : N.A. Application of Cal Data : AVERAGE Date Installed : 1995-08-01 Date Removed : Additional Information : Back to top 9. Time and Frequency Standards 9.01.01 Frequency Standard Type : Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator Model : 2200 Manufacturer : Oscilloquartz Short Term Stab. [e-12]: Long Term Stab. [e-12]: Time Reference : GPS Synchronization : GPS Epoch Accuracy [ns]: 20 Date Installed : 1992-01-01 Date Removed : Additional Information : 9.02.01 GNSS Timing Rcvr Model : Manufacturer : HP Date Installed : 2000-04-01 Date Removed : Additional Information : 9.03.01 One-way System Calibration Date performed : Direction Calibrated : Additional Information : Back to top 10. Preprocessing Information 10.01 On-site NP Generation : YES Data Screening : IRV+POLYNOMIAL Return-Rate Rejection : Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.5 SIGMA Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : N.A. Upload interval : DAILY Date First Applicable : 2000-11-08 HH:MM UT Date Last Applicable : Additional Information : Back to top 11. Aircraft Detection 11.01 Detection Type : MOUNT OBSERVER Manufacturer/Provider : Automatic Laser Shutoff : Alarms Recorded : Hazard Distance [km]: Date Installed : 1992-01-01 Date Removed : Additional Information : Back to top 12. Meteorological Instrumentation 12.01.01 Pressure Sensor Model : 1720 Manufacturer : Qualimetrics/Weathertronics Recording Interval : PER PULSE Accuracy [mbar]: 0.1 Height Diff to SRP [m]: +2 Distance from SRP [m]: Date Installed : 1992-01-01 HH:MM UT Calibration Interval : Date Removed : Additional Information : 12.02.01 Temp Sensor Model : 5123-D Manufacturer : Qualimetrics/Weathertronics Recording Interval : PER PULSE Accuracy [deg C]: 0.3 Date Installed : 1992-01-01 HH:MM UT Calibration Interval : Date Removed : Additional Information : 12.03.01 Humidity Sensor Model : 5123-D Manufacturer : Qualimetrics/Weathertronics Recording Interval : PER PULSE Accuracy [% rel h]: 3 Date Installed : 1992-01-01 HH:MM UT Calibration Interval : Date Removed : Additional Information : Back to top 13. Local Ties, Eccentricities, and Collocation Information 13.01 Collocated Permanent Geodetic Systems 13.01.01.01 GNSS : NO Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.01.02 GNSS : NO Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.02.01 DORIS : NO Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.03.01 PRARE : NO Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.04.01 VLBI : NO Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.05.01 Gravimeter : NO Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.06.01 Other SLR : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.02.01.01 Local Ties from the SRP to Other Monuments or Systems on Site Monument Name : Instrumentation Type : Instrumentation Status : DOMES Number : CDP Number : Differential Components (ITRS) dx [m]: dy [m]: dz [m]: Date Measured : Determined by : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information : 13.03.01.01 Eccentricities Between Other Monuments on Site From: Monument Name : DOMES Number : CDP Number : To: Monument Name : DOMES Number : CDP Number : Differential Components (ITRS) dx [m]: dy [m]: dz [m]: Date Measured : Determined by : Additional Information : Back to top 14. Local Events Possibly Affecting Computed Position 14.01 Date : Event : Additional Information : Back to top 15. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Space Research Institute, KACST Mailing Address : PO Box 6086, Riyadh 11442 Saudi Arabia Website : Primary Contact Contact Name : Dr Atteih AlGhamdi Telephone (primary) : +966 1 481 3325 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +966 1 481 3523 E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Turki Al-Saud Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : talsaud@kacst.edu.sa Tertiary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : Back to top 16. Responsible Agency (if different from 15.) Agency : Mailing Address : Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : Back to top 17. More Information URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : Site Diagram : Horizon Mask : Monument Description : Site Pictures : Additional Information : Back to top
Riyadh: Meteorological data
type | for the past year | since 2000 |
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Temp. | no information | Humid. | no information |
Pres. | no information |
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Riyadh: LAGEOS performance
type | for the past year | since 2000 |
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RMS | no information | |
Cal RMS | no information | |
Sys Dly | no information | |
Obs per Nrm Pt |
no information | |
Fullrate Obs per Pass |
no information |
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Riyadh: Satellite Information (as a function of local time and satellite range)
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