Author: Heike Peter



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Istanbul 2016, 41^st COSPAR Scientific Assembly

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July -7
August 2016, Istanbul, Turkey

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colleagues

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The
next COSPAR meeting will attract about 2500 scientists and
engineers from the
world over. More than 100 symposia will cover all areas of space
science: Space
studies of the Earth’s surface, meteorology and climate, Space
studies of the
Earth-Moon, Planets and small bodies of the solar system, Space
studies of the
upper atmospheres of the Earth and Planets including reference
atmosphere,
Space plasmas in the Solar system, including planetary
magnetospheres, research
in astrophysics from space, life sciences as related to space,
material
sciences in space, fundamental physics in space, and several
Panel meetings.

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lectures
will also be given by key scientists and several associated
events,
such as meeting organized by Elsevier for young scientists to
help them publish
or review scientific articles.

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particular, we would like to draw the attention of geodesists of
a meeting,
organized by the COSPAR Panel on Satellite Dynamics, in
conjunction with IAG
Commission 1.

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Satellite Dynamics is to
support activities related to the detailed description of the
motion of
artificial celestial bodies. This goal should be achieved by
improving the
current theories of motion and by evaluating their determining
forces in a more
sophisticated way. Detailed theoretical understanding of the
dynamics of
satellites should coincide with the results of precise tracking
in order to
obtain the most precise knowledge possible of the orbit and the
corresponding
orbital positions.

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different sessions (both as 2-day meetings) are part of the
Panel on Satellite
Dynamics:

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scope of the Panel on
Satellite Dynamics entails the positioning of a wide range of
objects in space,
including Earth orbiting satellites for Earth observation such
as GRACE, GOCE, Swarm
and the Copernicus Sentinels, and navigation satellite systems
such as GPS,
GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS or tracking systems such as SLR
and DORIS. In
addition, positioning plays an important role in the success of
the
continuously growing number of today´s and tomorrow’s planetary
and solar
system missions. Limiting errors in Precise Orbit Determination
(solar
radiation pressure, time variable gravity fields, phase center
corrections,
etc...) are of critical interest for many stakeholders.
Moreover, formations of
satellites are being realized and proposed for Earth observation
and
fundamental sciences, that impose very severe constraints on
(relative)
positioning and orbit and attitude control solutions (e.g.
micro-propulsion). Satellite
orbit determination requires the availability of tracking
systems, well
established reference frames and accurate station coordinate
solutions,
detailed force and satellite models, and high-precision time and
frequency
standards. Contributions are solicited covering all recent
developments and
plans in ground, satellite or probe positioning and navigation.

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Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS) are playing an increasing role in monitoring the
Earth´s
environment. Together with other space geodesy techniques (e.g.
InSAR, DORIS,
ICESat, LiDAR, GRACE/GOCE and Radar Altimetry, etc.), it can
measure changes to
the land surface geometry with millimeter accuracy, and
sub-meter pixel
resolution. This session will address current geodetic and
remote sensing
capabilities, sensing/imaging in order to measure and monitor
terrain, ground
moisture, water cycle effects, ice/snow melting, ocean
circulation and sea
state, atmospheric  weather
and climate,
earthquakes and tsunamis, volcanic activity, and more, warning
using a variety
of geodetic and remote sensing techniques. Papers on combining
GNSS with
in-situ observations and other satellite or airborne sensor
data, as well as
discussing new applications for such systems, and future
missions/challenges
are also welcome.

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Abstract submission deadline

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early registration fees

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(for PSD.1) and Shuanggen
Jin (for PSD.2)

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Dynamic Panel sessions