[IGS-Equipment-Files] igs08_1930.atx: Update including reactivated Block IIR-M satellite SVN49/PRN04
Ralf Schmid
schmid at tum.de
Wed Jan 4 06:33:00 PST 2017
Dear IGS colleagues!
A happy and healthy new year to all of you!
The absolute IGS antenna correction file (igs08_wwww.atx) has been
updated. The new release is called 'igs08_1930.atx'. It contains the
following changes:
1) According to NANU 2017001, Block IIR-M satellite SVN49 will resume
transmitting L-band utilizing PRN04 on approximately 5 January 2017.
Therefore, the following satellite has been added to igs08.atx:
G04 (G049)
NANU message 2017001:
> NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2017001 NANU TYPE: GENERAL
> *** GENERAL MESSAGE TO ALL GPS USERS ***
> ON APPROXIMATELY 05 JAN 2017, SVN49 WILL RESUME TRANSMITTING L-BAND UTILIZING PRN04. AT L-BAND ACTIVATION, SVN49/PRN04 WILL BE UNUSABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ADDITIONALLY, NO BROADCAST ALMANACS WILL INCLUDE SVN49/PRN04 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?Do=gpsShowNanu&num=2017001
2) According to CODE, G034 stopped signal transmission on 3 January
2017. Therefore, a decommission date for the following satellite has
been added:
G04 (G034): 3 January 2017
The updated antenna correction model is available at
ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs08_1930.atx
or
ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs08.atx
Many thanks to Andreja Susnik and Rolf Dach for their help!
With best regards,
Ralf Schmid
on behalf of the IGS Antenna Working Group
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