****************************************************************************** DORISMail 26-Aug-2004 15:17:43 Message No 0341 ****************************************************************************** Author: "H. Fagard" Subject: Station renovation at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia) Dear Colleagues, The DORIS station at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia), installed in May 1990, has been completely renovated. The new Starec antenna is supported by a two meter metal tower, bolted on a small concrete block, on the roof of an about 20 m high concrete building. A new beacon (3.0 model) has been installed. Transmissions from the Alcatel antenna (SAKA) stopped on August 17, and resumed from the new antenna on August 19. The acronym for the new reference point is SAKB. The DOMES number for the new antenna reference point is 12329S002. Its coordinates (ITRF2000, 1997.0) are: X = -3465326.227 m Y = 2638266.814 m Z = 4644082.504 m (sigma: 1 cm) The ITRF2000 velocities for this site (derived from BADA) are: VX = -0.0213 m/y VY = -0.0033 m/y VZ = -0.0125 m/y 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 ====================================================================== Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments and suggestions to IDS.central.bureau@cls.fr