****************************************************************************** DORIS Electronic Mail Fri Jun 5 16:26:10 WETDST 1998 Message Number 0044 ****************************************************************************** Author: Herve Fagard (IGN) Subject: relocation of the Tahiti station (PAQB) Dear Colleagues, The DORIS equipment in Tahiti has been moved and installed in the new premises of the "Laboratoire de Geosciences Marines" of the university, about 300 m from its former location. The equipment type remains unchanged : version 1.0 beacon + Starec antenna. The DORIS station is now very close to the new Laser station, as well as IGS and PRARE stations. The PAPB beacon stopped transmitting on 17/04/98. The beacon transmissions resumed on 19/04/98, with the new antenna position, whose DOMES number is 92201S008. The acronym in the data files for the new position of the antenna is : PAQB. The new position has been surveyed by Alain Orsoni. Approximate ITRF96 coordinates for the new reference point (PAQB) are : X = -5246414.07 m Y = -3077266.79 m Z = -1913840.11 m Herve Fagard ====================================================================== Herve FAGARD e-mail : herve.fagard@ign.fr Institut Geographique National 94165 SAINT-MANDE CEDEX PHONE : + 33 1 43 98 81 48 FRANCE FAX : + 33 1 43 98 84 50 ====================================================================== [Mailed From: Pascal Willis ]