Consolidated Prediction Format (CPF) - Version 1.0

Within the ILRS Operation Center (OC) the following fields of Predictions (CPF) are checked.

General Checks

EGL002	→ Unknown record (Note: Empty lines will also lead to this error.)
EGL003	→ File is empty

H1 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='H1')
4 - 6	A4	'CPF' (Consolidated Prediction format)	EH1021	→ not in [ 'CPF' ]
8 - 9	I2	Format Version	EH1031	→ not in [ '1' ]
12 - 14	A3	Ephemeris Source (e.g., 'HON', 'UTX ')
16 - 19	I4	Year of ephemeris production	EH1051	→ not in [ 1950, ..., 2100 ]
21 - 22	I2	Month of ephemeris production	EH1061	→ not in [ 1, ..., 12 ]
24 - 25	I2	Day of ephemeris production	EH1071	→ not in [ 1, ..., 31 ]
27 - 28	I2	Hour of ephemeris production	EH1081	→ not in [ 0, ..., 23 ]
31 - 34	I4	Ephemeris Sequence number	WH1091	→ in [ 0, ..., 3660 ]
			EH1091	→ not in [ 5000, ..., 5660 ]
36 - 45	A10	Target name from official list (e.g. lageos1)	EH1101	→ not in official satellite list
47 - 56	A10	Notes (e.g., "041202","DE-403")
Additional Checks
EH1001	→ The pattern in record H1 is wrong
EH1002	→ Date of file production must be valid

H2 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='H1')
4 - 11	I8	COSPAR ID	EH2021	→ COSPAR ID not in official list
13 - 16	I4	SIC	EH2031	→ SIC ID not in official list
			EH2032	→ SIC does not fit to COSPAR ID
18 - 25	I8	NORAD ID	EH2041	→ NORAD ID not in official list
			EH2042	→ NORAD ID does not fit to COSPAR ID
27 - 30	I4	Starting Year	EH2051	→ not in [ 1950 , ... , 2100 ]
32 - 33	I2	Starting Month	EH2061	→ not in [ 1 , ... , 12 ]
35 - 36	I2	Starting Day	EH2071	→ not in [ 1 , ... , 31 ]
38 - 39	I2	Starting Hour (UTC)	EH2081	→ not in [ 0 , ... , 23 ]
41 - 42	I2	Starting Minute (UTC)	EH2091	→ not in [ 0 , ... , 59 ]
44 - 45	I2	Starting Second (UTC)	EH2101	→ not in [ 0 , ... , 59 ]
47 - 50	I4	Ending Year	EH2111	→ not in [ 1950 , ... , 2100 ]
52 - 53	I2	Ending Month	EH2121	→ not in [ 1 , ... , 12 ]
55 - 56	I2	Ending Day	EH2131	→ not in [ 1 , ... , 31 ]
58 - 59	I2	Ending Hour (UTC)	EH2141	→ not in [ 0 , ... , 23 ]
61 - 62	I2	Ending Minute (UTC)	EH2151	→ not in [ 0 , ... , 59 ]
64 - 65	I2	Ending Second (UTC)	EH2161	→ not in [ 0 , ... , 59 ]
67 - 71	I5	Time between table entries (UTC seconds)(=0 if variable)	EH2171	→ is not an Integer
73	I1	Compatibility with TIVs = 1 (=> integrable, geocentric ephemeris)	EH2181	→ is not an Integer
75	I1	Target type	EH2191	→ not in [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
77 - 78	I2	Reference frame	EH2201	→ not in [ 0, 1, 2 ]
80	I1	Rotational angle type	EH2211	→ not in [ 0, 1, 2 ]
82	I1	Center of mass correction	EH2221	→ not in [ 0, 1 ]
Additional Checks
EH2001	→ The pattern in record H2 is wrong
EH2002	→ Starting date must be valid
EH2003	→ Ending date must be valid

H3 - Record

--- New field in v2.0 ---

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='H3')
4 - 8	I5	Along-track run-off after 0 hours (meters)	EH3021	→ is not an Integer
10 - 14	I5	Cross-track run-off after 0 hours (meters)	EH3031	→ is not an Integer
16 - 20	I5	Radial run-off after 0 hours (meters)	EH3041	→ is not an Integer
22 - 26	I5	Along-track run-off after 6 hours (meters)	EH3051	→ is not an Integer
28 - 32	I5	Cross-track run-off after 6 hours (meters)	EH3061	→ is not an Integer
34 - 38	I5	Radial run-off after 6 hours (meters)	EH3071	→ is not an Integer
40 - 44	I5	Along-track run-off after 24 hours (meters)	EH3081	→ is not an Integer
46 - 50	I5	Cross-track run-off after 24 hours (meters)	EH3091	→ is not an Integer
52 - 56	I5	Radial run-off after 24 hours (meters)	EH3101	→ is not an Integer
Additional Checks
EH3001	→ The pattern in record H3 is wrong

H4 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='H4')
4 - 15	F12.5	Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF) in Hz	EH4021	→ is not a Float
17 - 26	F10.4	Transponder transmit delay in microseconds	EH4031	→ is not a Float
28 - 38	F11.2	Transponder UTC offset in microseconds	EH4041	→ is not a Float
40 - 50	F11.2	Transponder Oscillator Drift in parts in 1015	EH4051	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
EH4001	→ The pattern in record H4 is wrong

H5 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='H5')
4 - 15	F12.5	Approximate center of mass to reflector offset in meters (always positive)	EH5021	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
EH5001	→ The pattern in record H5 is wrong

H9 - Record

1 - 2

A2

Record Type (='H9')

00 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='00')
3 - 80	A78	Free format comments	E00001	→ max 80 characters allowd in line

10 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='10')
	I1	Direction flag	E10021	→ not in [ 0, 1, 2 ] ( -1: n.a.)
	I5	Modified Julian Date (MJD)	E10031	→ is not a Unsigned Integer
	F13.6	Seconds of Day (UTC) (Transmit or receive)	E10041	→ not in [ 0, ..., 86400 ]
	I2	Seconds of Day (UTC) (Transmit or receive)	E10051	→ is not a Unsigned Integer
	F17.3	Geocentric X position in meters	E10061	→ is not a Float
	F17.3	Geocentric Y position in meters	E10071	→ is not a Float
	F17.3	Geocentric Z position in meters	E10081	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
E10001	→ There must be 8 parameters in record 10

20 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='20')
	I1	Direction flag	E20021	→ not in [ 0, 1, 2 ] ( -1: n.a.)
	F19.6	Geocentric X velocity in meters/second	E20031	→ is not a Float
	F19.6	Geocentric Y velocity in meters/second	E20041	→ is not a Float
	F19.6	Geocentric Z velocity in meters/second	E20051	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
E20001	→ There must be 5 parameters in record 20

30 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='30')
	I1	Direction flag	E30021	→ not in [ 0, 1, 2 ] ( -1: n.a.)
	F18.6	X stellar aberration correction in meters	E30031	→ is not a Float
	F18.6	Y stellar aberration correction in meters	E30041	→ is not a Float
	F18.6	Z stellar aberration correction in meters	E30051	→ is not a Float
	F5.1	Relativistic range correction in nsec (positive number)	E30061	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
E30001	→ There must be 6 parameters in record 30

40 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='40')
	F6.3	Oscillator relativity correction in meters/second	E40021	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
E40001	→ There must be 2 parameters in record 40

50 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='50')
	I1	Direction flag	E50021	→ not in [ 0, 1, 2 ] ( -1: n.a.)
	I5	Modified Julian Date (MJD)	E50031	→ is not a Unsigned Integer
	F13.6	Seconds of Day (UTC)	E50041	→ not in [ 0, ..., 86400 ]
	A10	Name of target (no spaces in middle)
	F17.3	X position offset in meters	E50061	→ is not a Float
	F17.3	Y position offset in meters	E50071	→ is not a Float
	F17.3	Z position offset in meters	E50081	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
E50001	→ There must be 8 parameters in record 50

60 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='60')
	I5	Modified Julian Date (MJD)	E60021	→ is not a Unsigned Integer
	F13.6	Seconds of Day (UTC)	E60031	→ not in [ 0, ..., 86400 ]
	F17.12	Rotation angle 1 in degree	E60041	→ is not a Float
	F17.12	Rotation angle 1 in degree	E60051	→ is not a Float
	F17.12	Rotation angle 1 in degree	E60061	→ is not a Float
	F17.12	Greenwich Apparent Sidereal Time in hours	E60071	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
E60001	→ There must be 7 parameters in record 60

70 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='70')
	I5	Modified Julian Date (MJD)	E70021	→ is not a Unsigned Integer
	F13.6	Seconds of Day (UTC)	E70031	→ not in [ 0, ..., 86400 ]
	F8.5	X pole (arcseconds)	E70041	→ is not a Float
	F8.5	Y pole (arcseconds)	E70051	→ is not a Float
	F10.6	UT1 - UTC	E70061	→ is not a Float
	F17.12	Greenwich Apparent Sidereal Time in hours	E70071	→ is not a Float
Additional Checks
E70001	→ There must be 6 parameters in record 70

99 - Record

1 - 2	A2	Record Type (='99')
Additional Checks
E99001	→ There must be 1 parameters in record 99