****************************************************************************** DORIS Electronic Mail Tue Jan 26 18:59:53 WET 1999 Message Number 0065 ****************************************************************************** Author: Herve Fagard (IGN) Subject: New station at Ponta Delgada (Azores, Portugal) Dear Colleagues, A new DORIS station has been installed in the premises of the University of Azores at Ponta Delgada, on Sao Miguel which is the main island of the Azores. It consists of a version 1 beacon and a Starec antenna, and started transmitting on November 2, 1998. The acronym in the data files for this new station is : PDLB. The DOMES number for the antenna reference point is 31906S001. Its approximate coordinates are (ITRF 96, epoch 1997.0, accuracy 10 cm) : X = 4551593.79 m Y = -2186898.87 m Z = 3883409.43 m 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 ]