[IGSMAIL-6859] COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2014: call for papers Satellite Dynamics

[Heike Bock]

COSPAR Moscow 2014, 40^th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

/2-10 August 2014, Moscow, Russia/

https://www.cospar-assembly.org

http://cospar2014moscow.com

Dear colleagues


The next COSPAR meeting will attract about 2500 scientists and engineers 
from the world over. The 119 symposia will cover all areas of space 
science: Space studies of the Earth's surface, meteorology and climate, 
Space Studies of the Earth-Moon, Planets and small bodies of the solar 
system Space studies of the upper atmospheres of the Earth and Planets 
including reference atmosphere, Space plasmas in the Solar system, 
including planetary magnetospheres, research in astrophysics from space, 
life sciences as related to space, material sciences in space, 
fundamental physics in space, and several Panel meetings.

Interdisciplinary lectures will also be given by key scientists and 
several associated events, such as meeting organized by Elsevier for 
young scientists to help them publish or review scientific articles.

In particular, we would like to draw the attention of geodesists of a 
2-day meeting, organized by the COSPAR Panel on Satellite Dynamics, in 
conjunction with IAG Commission 1

The aim of the Panel on Satellite Dynamics is to support activities 
related to the detailed description of the motion of artificial 
celestial bodies. This should be achieved by improvement of the theories 
of motion and by more sophisticated evaluation of their determining 
forces. Detailed theoretical understanding of the dynamics of satellites 
should be matched with the results of precise tracking in order to 
obtain the most precise knowledge possible of the orbit itself and the 
corresponding orbital positions.??The scope of the Panel on Satellite 
Dynamics is positioning of a wide range of objects, including Earth 
orbiting satellites for observing geopotential fields such as GRACE and 
GOCE, sea and ice level, and navigation satellite systems such as GPS, 
GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, or tracking systems such as SLR and DORIS. In 
addition, positioning plays an important role for the continuously 
growing number of today's and future planetary and solar system 
missions. Limiting errors in Precise Orbit Determination (solar 
radiation pressure, time variable gravity fields, phase center 
corrections, etc...) are of critical interest for this discipline. 
Moreover, formations of satellites are being realized and proposed for 
Earth observation and fundamental sciences, that pose very high demands 
on (relative) positioning and orbit and attitude control solutions (e.g. 
micro-propulsion).??Satellite orbit determination requires the 
availability of tracking systems, well established reference frames and 
accurate station coordinate solutions, detailed force and satellite 
models, and high-precision time and frequency  standards. 
??Contributions are solicited covering all recent developments and plans 
in ground, satellite or probe positioning and navigation.

_Important dates:_

14 February 2014: Abstract submission deadline

17 May 2014: end of early registration fees

Kind regards,
Pascal Willis and Heike Bock

Convenors of the Satellite Dynamic Panel session

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  Heike Bock                   Astronomical Institute, University of Bern
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