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ITRS

International Terrestrial Reference System

IUGG

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

IVS

International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry

JGR

Journal of Geophysical Research

JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

LAREG

Laboratoire de Recherche en Géodésie, France

LEGOS

Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, France

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

LGGE

Laboratoire de Glaciologie et de Géophysique de l'Environnement

LLR

Lunar Laser Ranging

MOE

Medium Orbit Ephemerides

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA

NUVEL-NNR

Northwestern University velocity model, no net rotation

OCA

Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, France