****************************************************************************** DORIS Electronic Mail Tue Oct 27 9:04:58 WET 1998 Message Number 0055 ****************************************************************************** Author: Herve Fagard (IGN) Subject: Orroral station moved to Mount Stromlo (Australia) Dear Colleagues, The DORIS station at Orroral, Australia (acronym ORRB), stopped transmitting on October 10, because of the permanent closure of the observatory. The DORIS equipment has been moved to a new site at Mount Stromlo Observatory, 30 km away from Orroral, where it is colocated with GPS and SLR. Transmissions resumed on October 22. The DOMES number for the new antenna reference point is : 50119S002. Acronym in the data files : MSOB. The ITRF96 coordinates @ 1998.4 of this point, provided by John Luck (AUSLIG) are : X= -4467068.18 Y= 2683030.08 Z= -3667003.95 (sigma < 5 cm) Best regards, 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 ]