****************************************************************************** dorismail 09-Dec-2005 10:37:16 Message No 0430 ****************************************************************************** Author: "H. Fagard" Subject: New station: Monument Peak (California, USA) Dear Colleagues, A new DORIS station has been installed in the premises of the NASA MOBLAS-4 Satellite Laser Ranging tracking station "Monument Peak", located at Mount Laguna, California, USA. The DORIS equipment consists of a third generation beacon and a Starec antenna. The antenna is supported by a 1.5 meter high, 46 cm diameter concrete pillar, extending 3 m deep into the ground. The name of the station is "Monument Peak" and its acronym in the data files is MONB. Transmissions started on November 30, 2005, in the central frequencies mode. The DOMES number for the antenna reference point is 40497S008. The following ITRF2000 @ 1997.0 coordinates for the DORIS antenna reference point, were derived from the geodetic connection to the "MONP" IGS station: X= -2386250.856 m Y= -4802363.697 m Z= 3444894.416 m SigX = 0.002 m SigY = 0.003 m SigZ = 0.003 m The ITRF2000 velocities for this site are : VX = -0.0306 m/y VY = 0.0255 m/y VZ = 0.0145 m/y SigVX = 0.0002 m/y SigVY = 0.0003 m/y SigVZ = 0.0003 m/y This new station replaces the Goldstone (GOMB) DORIS station. 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