ILRS Site and System Information Form International Laser Ranging Service 0. Form Prepared by (Full Name) : Jens Steinborn Preparer E-mail : jens.steinborn@digos.eu Date Prepared : 2023-03-06 Report Type : UPDATE Site Log Format Version : 2.0 Site Log Revision : 2 1. Identification of the Ranging System Reference Point (SRP) Site Name : Tsukuba Space Center IERS DOMES Number : 21797S001 CDP Pad ID : 7306 Subnetwork : WPLTN Description : AZ EL INTERSECT Monument Description : N.A. Monument Inscription : N.A. Mark Description : N.A. Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Geologic Characteristic : Additional Information : 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Tsukuba State or Province : Ibaraki Country : Japan Tectonic Plate : NORTH AMERICAN Local Time (UTC +/- hours) : 9 Approximate Position X coordinate [m]: -3961641.028 Y coordinate [m]: 3308774.456 Z coordinate [m]: 3734291.464 Latitude [deg]: 36.0675 N Longitude [deg]: 140.1313 E Elevation [m]: 68.21 Survey Method : Initial SLR solution Date Measured : 2022-12-01 Additional Information : Ellips. height 3. General System Information 3.01 System Name : Tsukuba 4-Character Code : TKBL CDP System Number : 93 CDP Occupation Number : 01 Eccentricity to SRP (if Not Identical With SRP) North [m]: East [m]: Up [m]: Date Measured : Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : 4. Telescope Information 4.01 Receiving Telescope Type : RITCHE-CHRETIEN Aperture [m]: 0.8 Mount : AZ-EL Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Xmitting Telescope Type : GALILEI Aperture [m]: 0.075 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Tracking Camera Type : CMOS Model : ASI 120MM Manufacturer : ZWO Field of View [deg]: 0.07 Minimum Magnitude [mag]: Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Transmit/Receive Path : SEPARATE Transmit/Receive Switch : N.A. Max Slew Rate Az [deg/s]: 10 Max Slew Rate El [deg/s]: 10 Max Used Tracking Rate Az : 5 Max Used Tracking Rate El : 5 Telescope Shelter : DOME Daylight Filter Type : SPECTRAL FILTER Dayl. Filt. Bandwidth [nm]: 0.3 Adjustable Attenuation : TRANSMIT Adjustable Field of View : YES Transmit Efficiency : 0.9 Receive Efficiency : 0.5 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : 5. Laser System Information 5.01 Laser Type : ND:YAG Model : Compiler Compact 532/1064 Manufacturer : Passat Ltd Number of Amplifiers : 1 Primary Wavelength [nm]: 1064 Primary Maximum Energy [mJ]: 0.4 Secondary Wavelength [nm]: 532 Secondary Max. Energy [mJ]: 0.3 Xmit Energy Adjustable : YES Additional Information : Output energy can be divided between : 532nm and 1064nm output. Pulse Width (FWHM) [ps]: 8 Max. Repetition Rate [Hz]: 1000 Fullw. Beam Divergence ["]: 5.8 - 8.0 Theoretical Beam Div : Measured Beam Div : Method Used : Additional Information : Final Beam Diameter [m]: 0.06 Eyesafe : NO Eyesafe Standard : N.A. Polarization on Exit : LINEAR Laser Fire Control : SYNCRONISED TO UTC Laser Energy Monitor : ON-CALIBRATION Start Diode Type : PIN DIODE Manufactorer : Osram Model : SFH 229 Quantum Efficiency [%]: Rise/Fall Time [ps]: 10000 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Signal Processing : ECL2NIM Discriminator Manufacturer : DiGOS Potsdam GmbH Model : 2ch ECL2NIM Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : Leading-edge discriminator Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : 5.02 Laser Type : ND:YAG Model : Compiler Compact 532/1064 Manufacturer : Passat Ltd Number of Amplifiers : 1 Primary Wavelength [nm]: 1064 Primary Maximum Energy [mJ]: 0.4 Secondary Wavelength [nm]: Secondary Max. Energy [mJ]: Xmit Energy Adjustable : YES Additional Information : Output energy can be divided between : 532nm and 1064nm output. Pulse Width (FWHM) [ps]: 7 Max. Repetition Rate [Hz]: 1000 Fullw. Beam Divergence ["]: 12 - 14 Theoretical Beam Div : Measured Beam Div : Method Used : Additional Information : Final Beam Diameter [m]: 0.06 Eyesafe : NO Eyesafe Standard : N.A. Polarization on Exit : LINEAR Laser Fire Control : SYNCRONISED TO UTC Laser Energy Monitor : ON-CALIBRATION Start Diode Type : PIN DIODE Manufactorer : Osram Model : SFH 229 Quantum Efficiency [%]: Rise/Fall Time [ps]: 10000 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Signal Processing : ECL2NIM Discriminator Manufacturer : DiGOS Potsdam GmbH Model : 2ch ECL2NIM Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : Leading-edge discriminator Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : S/N 200624 6. Receiver System 6.01.01 Primary Chain Wavelength [nm]: 532 Detector Type : CSPAD Manufacturer : PESO Consulting Model : K14 Quantum Efficiency [%]: 42 Nominal Gain : N.A. Rise Time [ps]: 1500 Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: 45 Field of View Diam ["]: 20 - 250 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Amplifier Type : N.A. Manufacturer : Model : Gain : Bandwidth : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information: Signal Processing : ECL2NIM Discriminator Manufacturer : DiGOS Potsdam GmbH Model : 2ch ECL2NIM Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Amplitude Measurement : NO Return-Rate Controlled: YES Mode of Operation : SINGLE Additional Information: Time of Flight Observ. : EVENT Manufacturer : University of Riga, Inst. for Electronics Model : A033-ET Resolution [ps]: 1 Precision [ps]: 4 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : ET S/N #033065 6.02.01 Secondary Chain Wavelength [nm]: 1064 Detector Type : SPAD Manufacturer : Princeton Lightwave Model : PGA-200 Quantum Efficiency [%]: 30 Nominal Gain : N.A. Rise Time [ps]: 1500 Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: 45 Field of View Diam ["]: 20 - 250 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Amplifier Type : N.A. Manufacturer : Model : Gain : Bandwidth : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information: Signal Processing : N.A. Manufacturer : Model : Date Installed : Date Removed : Amplitude Measurement : NO Return-Rate Controlled: YES Mode of Operation : SINGLE Additional Information: Time of Flight Observ. : EVENT Manufacturer : University of Riga, Inst. for Electronics Model : A033-ET Resolution [ps]: 1 Precision [ps]: 4 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : ET S/N #033065 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 : 7. Tracking Capabilities 7.01 Satellites Very Low Alt (<400 km) : YES Low Altitude (400-2000) : YES LAGEOS/LARES : YES GLONASS : YES Etalon : YES GNSS : YES Geosynchronous : YES Moon : NO Ave. Pass Switch Time [s]: 3 Average values for LAGEOS Single Shot RMS [mm]: 10 # of Obs per NP : 1000 Use of Semi-trains : N.A. # of Semi-train Tracks : Range Gate Width [ns]: 0 - 1000 Beam Pointing Accuracy ["]: 5 Angle Encoder Resolution["]: 0.01 Min. Tracking Elev. [deg]: 20 Laser Polarization @emitter: LINEAR Operation Months per Year : Days per Week : Hours per Day : Staff per Shift : System Shared With : NOTHING Time Allocated to SLR [%]: 100 Remotely Controllable : YES Tracking Restrictions Go/No-go flag : YES Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Maximum elevation : YES Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Pass segments : YES Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Schedule segments : YES Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Maximum laser power limit: YES Satellite Verification : Date Verified : Date First Applicable : 2022-06-23 00:00 UT Date Last Applicable : Additional Information : 8. Calibration 8.01 Calibration Type : HOURLY Target Location : INTERNAL Target Type : FIBER Target Structure : N.A. Number of Targets : 2 Target Distance(s) [m]: 2.446, 1.697 Date Measured : 2022-10-20 Accuracy [mm]: 1 Verification : Return-Rate Controlled : YES Eye-Safe Method : OTHER Additional Information : Mode of Operation : SINGLE PHOTON Calibration performed : HOUR Single Shot RMS [mm]: 5 - 7 Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.2 SIGMA Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : ITERATIVE 2.2 SIGMA Application of Cal Data : AVERAGE Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : 8.02 Calibration Type : N.A. Target Location : EXTERNAL WITHIN DOME Target Type : FOLDED OPTICS Target Structure : METAL POLE Number of Targets : 2 Target Distance(s) [m]: 1.451, 1.312 Date Measured : 2022-10-20 Accuracy [mm]: 1 Verification : Return-Rate Controlled : YES Eye-Safe Method : OTHER Additional Information : Mode of Operation : SINGLE PHOTON Calibration performed : VERIFICATION Single Shot RMS [mm]: 4 - 7 Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.2 SIGMA Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : ITERATIVE 2.2 SIGMA Application of Cal Data : AVERAGE Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : In dome calibration target for verification 9. Time and Frequency Standards 9.01.01 Frequency Standard Type : OCXO DHQ Model : Lantime M1000 / GNS181 Manufacturer : Meinberg Short Term Stab. [e-12]: 2 Long Term Stab. [e-12]: 1 Time Reference : GPS Synchronization : GPS Epoch Accuracy [ns]: 50 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : 9.02.01 GNSS Timing Rcvr Model : Lantime M1000 / GNS181 Manufacturer : Meinberg Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : 9.03.01 One-way System Calibration Date performed : Direction Calibrated : Additional Information : 10. Preprocessing Information 10.01 On-site NP Generation : YES Data Screening : CPF+POLYNOMIAL Return-Rate Rejection : 15 Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.2 SIGMA Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : ITERATIVE 2.2 SIGMA Upload interval : AFTER EACH SHIFT Date First Applicable : 2022-06-23 00:00 UT Date Last Applicable : Additional Information : Leading Edge 20mm rejection for Lageos1/2; : Leading Edge 300mm rejection for Ajisai; 11. Aircraft Detection 11.01 Detection Type : ADS-B Manufacturer/Provider : Jetvision Radarcape Automatic Laser Shutoff : YES Alarms Recorded : YES Hazard Distance [km]: 30 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 Date Removed : Additional Information : 11.02 Detection Type : RADAR Manufacturer/Provider : KBR Automatic Laser Shutoff : YES Alarms Recorded : YES Hazard Distance [km]: 24.4 Date Installed : 2022-07-30 Date Removed : Additional Information : 12. Meteorological Instrumentation 12.01.01 Pressure Sensor Model : PTU300 Manufacturer : Vaisala Recording Interval : 00:01:00 Accuracy [mbar]: +-0.07 Height Diff to SRP [m]: 0.16 Distance from SRP [m]: 5 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 00:00 UT Calibration Interval : YEARLY Date Removed : Additional Information : 12.02.01 Temp Sensor Model : PTU300 Manufacturer : Vaisala Recording Interval : 00:01:00 Accuracy [deg C]: +-0.1 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 00:00 UT Calibration Interval : YEARLY Date Removed : Additional Information : 12.03.01 Humidity Sensor Model : PTU300 Manufacturer : Vaisala Recording Interval : 00:01:0 Accuracy [% rel h]: +-1.0 Date Installed : 2022-06-23 00:00 UT Calibration Interval : YEARLY Date Removed : Additional Information : 13. Local Ties, Eccentricities, and Collocation Information 13.01 Collocated Permanent Geodetic Systems 13.01.01.01 GNSS : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.02.01 DORIS : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.03.01 PRARE : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.04.01 VLBI : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.05.01 Gravimeter : 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 : 14. Local Events Possibly Affecting Computed Position 14.01 Date : Event : Additional Information : 15. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Mailing Address : 305-8505 Sengen2-1-1, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki Website : Primary Contact Contact Name : Shinchi Nakamura Telephone (primary) : +81 70 3117 7264 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : nakamura.shinichi@jaxa.jp Secondary Contact Contact Name : Takehiro Matsumoto Telephone (primary) : +81 70 1170 3612 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : matsumoto.takehiro@jaxa.jp Tertiary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 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 : 17. 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