Subject: [SLR-Mail] No. 1102: New system in Beijing
From: Van S. Husson, ILRS CB <Husson, Van <Van.Husson@honeywell-tsi.com>>

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SLR Electronic Mail          2003-07-16 08:42:00 UTC           Message No. 1102 
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Author: Van S. Husson, ILRS CB
Subject: New system in Beijing

Dear Colleagues,

There is a new Chinese transportable system in Beijing 
that is in system readiness testing before being 
sent to Argentina. Normal Point data should come in shortly.

For the data analysts, here are some key site information
extracted from their site log:

1.   Identification of the Ranging System Reference Point (SRP)

      Site Name                  : Beijing SLR Station for Argentina
      IERS DOMES Number          : 21601S005
      CDP Pad ID                 : 7357
      Subnetwork                 : WPLTN
      Description                : AZ EL INTERSECT
      Monument Description       : N.A.
      Monument Inscription       : N.A.
      Mark Description           : N.A.
      Date Installed             : 2002-06-30
      Date Removed               : (yyyy-mm-dd)
      Geologic Characteristic    : SANDSTONES
      Additional Information     : SOD is 73578801


 2.   Site Location Information

      City or Town               : Fangshan district
      State or Province          : Beijing
      Country                    : China
      Tectonic Plate             : Eurasian
      Approximate Position
        X coordinate          [m]: -2148760.000
        Y coordinate          [m]:  4426760.000
        Z coordinate          [m]:  4044510.000
        Latitude            [deg]:  115.8927 N  
        Longitude           [deg]:   39.6077 E  
        Elevation             [m]:   71.966
      Additional Information     : The site is about 60 kms from
                                   the center of Beijing


Wavelength is 532.1 nanometers.
Single shot LAGEOS RMS is 15mm.

Their complete site log can be found at:

ftp://cddisa.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/reports/slrlog/beia_20030508.log
 

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