ILRS Site and System Information Form International Laser Ranging Service 0. Form Prepared by (Full Name) : Bea Vaquero Preparer E-mail : b.vaquero@oan.es Date Prepared : 2024-03-26 Report Type : UPDATE Site Log Format Version : 2.0 Site Log Revision : 3 1. Identification of the Ranging System Reference Point (SRP) Site Name : YLARA (Yebes Laser Ranging) IERS DOMES Number : 13420S021 CDP Pad ID : 7817 Subnetwork : Eurolas Description : AZ EL Intersect Monument Description : N.A. Monument Inscription : N.A. Mark Description : N.A. Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Additional Information : Telescope assembly installed on a : concrete pillar anchored to bedrock 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Yebes State or Province : Guadalajara Country : Spain Tectonic Plate : Iberian/Eurasian Local Time (UTC +/- hours) : 1 Approximate Position X coordinate [m]: 4848747.267 Y coordinate [m]: -261792.740 Z coordinate [m]: 4123060.107 Latitude [deg]: 40.5245 N Longitude [deg]: 3.0905 W Elevation [m]: 919.616 Survey Method : Estimated from SLR observations Date Measured : Additional Information : First coordinates estimation 3. General System Information 3.01 System Name : YLARA (Yebes Laser Ranging) 4-Character Code : YEBL CDP System Number : 62 CDP Occupation Number : 01 Eccentricity to SRP (if Not Identical With SRP) North [m]: East [m]: Up [m]: Date Measured : Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : 4. Telescope Information 4.01 Receiving Telescope Type : Ritchey-Chretien Aperture [m]: 0.7 Mount : AZ-EL Date Installed : 2023-05-06 Date Removed : Xmitting Telescope Type : Galilean Beam Expander Aperture [m]: 0.11 Date Installed : 2023-05-06 Date Removed : Tracking Camera Type : CMOS Model : ASI-120MM-S Manufacturer : ZWO Field of View [deg]: Minimum Magnitude [mag]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Transmit/Receive Path : SEPARATE Transmit/Receive Switch : N.A. Max Slew Rate Az [deg/s]: 12 Max Slew Rate El [deg/s]: 12 Max Used Tracking Rate Az : Max Used Tracking Rate El : Telescope Shelter : Dome Daylight Filter Type : Bandpass interferencial filter Dayl. Filt. Bandwidth [nm]: 0.4 - 0.25 Adjustable Attenuation : Adjustable Field of View : Yes (20-300 arcsec in diam.) Transmit Efficiency : Receive Efficiency : Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : Tracking camera, Field of View [deg] : 0.088 H X 0.066 V : Dayl. Filt. Bandwidth [nm] : 0.4 nm @ 1064 nm / 0.25 nm @ 532 nm : Transmit Efficiency : min 80% (@ 1064nm & 532nm) : Receive Efficiency : 87.8% @ 1064nm & 88.2% @ 532nm 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]: 0.551 Secondary Wavelength [nm]: 532 Secondary Max. Energy [mJ]: 0.362 Xmit Energy Adjustable : YES Additional Information : Information @ 1064 nm Pulse Width (FWHM) [ps]: 8.5 Max. Repetition Rate [Hz]: 1000 Fullw. Beam Divergence ["]: Theoretical Beam Div : Measured Beam Div : Method Used : Additional Information : Final Beam Diameter [m]: 0.065 Eyesafe : NO Eyesafe Standard : N.A. Polarization on Exit : Linear Laser Fire Control : Laser Energy Monitor : Start Diode Type : Pin Diode Manufactorer : Osram Model : SFH229 Quantum Efficiency [%]: Rise/Fall Time [ps]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Signal Processing : NIM Discriminator Manufacturer : DiGOS Potsdam GmbH Model : CMP9625P-A1-018-25-12S-0102 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : Date Installed : 2023-05-10 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]: 0.551 Secondary Wavelength [nm]: 532 Secondary Max. Energy [mJ]: 0.362 Xmit Energy Adjustable : YES Additional Information : Information @ 532 nm Pulse Width (FWHM) [ps]: 7 Max. Repetition Rate [Hz]: 1000 Fullw. Beam Divergence ["]: Theoretical Beam Div : Measured Beam Div : Method Used : Additional Information : Final Beam Diameter [m]: 0.065 Eyesafe : NO Eyesafe Standard : Polarization on Exit : Linear Laser Fire Control : Laser Energy Monitor : Start Diode Type : Pin Diode Manufactorer : Osram Model : SFH229 Quantum Efficiency [%]: Rise/Fall Time [ps]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Signal Processing : NIM Discrminator Manufacturer : DiGOS Potsdam GmbH Model : CMP9625P-A1-018-25-12S-0102 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : 6. Receiver System 6.01.01 Primary Chain Wavelength [nm]: 1064 Detector Type : SPAD Manufacturer : RMY Electronics / IWF Graz Model : PGA-200-1064 Quantum Efficiency [%]: 30 Nominal Gain : N.A. Rise Time [ps]: Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: Field of View Diam ["]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 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 : Return-Rate Controlled: YES Mode of Operation : Single Additional Information: Time of Flight Observ. : Event Manufacturer : EvenTech Model : A033-ET/USB Resolution [ps]: 1 Precision [ps]: 3 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : 6.02.01 Secondary Chain Wavelength [nm]: 532 Detector Type : CSPAD Manufacturer : PESO Consulting GmbH Model : K14 series SPAD Quantum Efficiency [%]: 40 Nominal Gain : N.A. Rise Time [ps]: 3000 Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: 50 Field of View Diam ["]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Amplifier Type : N.A. Manufacturer : Model : Gain : Bandwidth : Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information: Signal Processing : NIM Discriminator Manufacturer : DiGOS Potsdam GmbH Model : CMP9625P-A1-018-25-12S-0102 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Amplitude Measurement : N.A. Return-Rate Controlled: YES Mode of Operation : Additional Information: Time of Flight Observ. : Event Manufacturer : EvenTech Model : A033-ET/USB Resolution [ps]: 1 Precision [ps]: 3 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 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 : 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]: Average values for LAGEOS Single Shot RMS [mm]: # of Obs per NP : 1000 Use of Semi-trains : N.A. # of Semi-train Tracks : Range Gate Width [ns]: 0 - 1000 Beam Pointing Accuracy ["]: 4.8 Angle Encoder Resolution["]: 0.0048 Min. Tracking Elev. [deg]: 20 Laser Polarization @emitter: Linear Operation Months per Year : 12 Days per Week : 7 Hours per Day : 24 Staff per Shift : 1 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 : 2023-05-18 01:23 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]: Date Measured : 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]: Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.2 SIGMA Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : Application of Cal Data : Average Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : 9. Time and Frequency Standards 9.01.01 Frequency Standard Type : H-Maser Model : EFOS_C Manufacturer : T4 Science SA Short Term Stab. [e-12]: Long Term Stab. [e-12]: Time Reference : Synchronization : Epoch Accuracy [ns]: Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Information : Installed at Yebes Observatory : 40 m radio telescope area 9.02.01 GNSS Timing Rcvr Model : Lantime M3000 Manufacturer : Meinberg Date Installed : 2023-05-10 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 : Edit Criterion 1st Chain : Iterative 2.2 SIGMA Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : Upload interval : After each shift Date First Applicable : 2023-05-18 01:23 UT Date Last Applicable : Additional Information : 11. Aircraft Detection 11.01 Detection Type : ADS-B Manufacturer/Provider : Radarcape Automatic Laser Shutoff : Yes Alarms Recorded : Yes Hazard Distance [km]: 30 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : 11.01 Detection Type : FLARM Manufacturer/Provider : Air Avionics AT-1 Automatic Laser Shutoff : Yes Alarms Recorded : Yes Hazard Distance [km]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : 11.01 Detection Type : All sky camera Manufacturer/Provider : OMEA 8C Automatic Laser Shutoff : No Alarms Recorded : No Hazard Distance [km]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 Date Removed : Additional Information : 12. Meteorological Instrumentation 12.01.01 Pressure Sensor Model : BAROCAP + SPH10 Manufacturer : Vaisala Recording Interval : Accuracy [mbar]: +/-0.1 Height Diff to SRP [m]: Distance from SRP [m]: Date Installed : 2023-05-10 00:00 UT Calibration Interval : Date Removed : Additional Information : 12.02.01 Temp Sensor Model : HMP3 Manufacturer : Vaisala Recording Interval : Accuracy [deg C]: +/- 0.1 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 00:00 UT Calibration Interval : Date Removed : Additional Information : 12.03.01 Humidity Sensor Model : HMP3 Manufacturer : Vaisala Recording Interval : Accuracy [% rel h]: +/- 0.8 Date Installed : 2023-05-10 00:00 UT Calibration Interval : Date Removed : Additional Information : 13. Local Ties, Eccentricities, and Collocation Information 13.01 Collocated Permanent Geodetic Systems 13.01.01.01 GNSS : IGS/EUREF/ERGNSS Date Installed : 1998-03-06 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 : Yes Date Installed : 2008-MM-DD Date Removed : Additional Info : Aries XXI, 40 m Radio Telescope, S/X Bands 13.01.04.01 VLBI : Yes Date Installed : 2016-MM-DD Date Removed : Additional Info : VGOS Radio Telescope, Broad Band 2-14 GHz 13.01.05.01 Gravimeter : Superconducting Date Installed : 2011-MM-DD Date Removed : Additional Info : 13.01.05.01 Gravimeter : Absolute Date Installed : Date Removed : Additional Info : FG5 and A10 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 : Yebes Observatory - IGN/CNIG Mailing Address : Cerro de la Palera s/n : 19141 Yebes (Guadalajara) Website : astronomia.ign.es/web/guest/icts-yebes Primary Contact Contact Name : Bea Vaquero Telephone (primary) : +34 949 290 311 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : b.vaquero@oan.es Secondary Contact Contact Name : Jose Antonio Lopez Telephone (primary) : +34 949 290 311 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : a.lopezperez@oan.es Tertiary Contact Contact Name : Adolfo Garcia Telephone (primary) : +34 949 290 311 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : a.garcia@oan.es 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. More Information URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : Site Diagram : Horizon Mask : Monument Description : Site Pictures : Additional Information :