Subject: [SLR-Mail] No. 238: Continuation of ERS-1 Tracking Campaign From: John J. Degnan <> Franz-Heinrich Massmann > ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 1999-01-30 15:09:00 UTC Message No. 238 ******************************************************************************** Author: John J. Degnan Subject: Continuation of ERS-1 Tracking Campaign by ltpmail.gsfc.nasa.gov (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id PAA26564; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:01:25 -0500 (EST) The ILRS Governing Board has considered and approved the following request from Dr. Massmann of GFZ in Potsdam for continued tracking of the ERS-1 satellite until December 31, 1999. We request all ILRS stations to continue tracking the ERS-1 satellite with the same tracking priorities as previously used during the campaign. John J. Degnan Chairperson, ILRS Governing Board >------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- >Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 15:48:26 +0100 >From: Franz-Heinrich Massmann >Organization: GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Section 1.2 >To: ”Dr. M. Pearlman” >Cc: fhm@gfz-potsdam.de >Subject: ERS-1 SLR Tracking Support > >Author: F.-H. Massmann GFZ Potsdam > >Subject: ERS-1 SLR Tracking > > >Dear colleagues, > >First of all we want to thank all members of the SLR community for their >strong participation in the ERS-1 SLR tracking despite all other tracking >activities. Thanks to your great job it is possible to compute precision >orbits for the scientific community. > >Fortunately the satellite is still in good condition and ESA continues to >operate the satellite in a Tandem configuration with ERS-2 in order to >enable SAR data acquisition from both satellites. ESA plans to keep this >situation till the end of 1999, if the satellite will not fail up to then. > >In order to be able to support the scientific analysis by precision orbits, >we therefore ask you for a continuation of the ERS-1 SLR tracking activities >till the end of 1999. > >Best regards >Franz-Heinrich Massmann >GFZ/OP Manager >------------------------------------------------------------- >Franz-Heinrich Massmann >GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Division 1 >Section 1.2: Satellite Mission Development and Operations >c/o DLR Oberpfaffenhofen >D-82230 Wessling >Germany > >Tel.: (+49) 8153-28-1206 email: fhm@gfz-potsdam.de >Fax: (+49) 8153-28-1585 >WWW: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/welcome_en.html or > http://op.gfz-potsdam.de/index.html >----- [Mailed From: John Degnan ] ********************************************************************************