[IGSMAIL-7164] igs08_1864.atx: Update including GALILEO-2 satellites E205 and E206

Ralf Schmid schmid at tum.de
Tue Sep 29 07:30:06 PDT 2015


Dear IGS colleagues!

The absolute IGS antenna correction file (igs08_wwww.atx) has been 
updated. The new release is called 'igs08_1864.atx'. It contains the 
following changes:

1) The two GALILEO-2 satellites launched on 11 September 2015 have been 
added:

E24 (E205)
E30 (E206)

The following conventional phase center offset (PCO) values were assigned:

PCO_X =  15.0 cm
PCO_Y =   0.0 cm
PCO_Z = 100.0 cm

NAGU message 2015011:
> NOTICE ADVISORY TO GALILEO USERS (NAGU) 2015011
> DATE GENERATED (UTC): 2015-09-23 14:00
>
> NAGU TYPE: GENERAL
> NAGU NUMBER: 2015011
> NAGU SUBJECT: LAUNCH OF GSAT0205 AND GSAT0206
> NAGU REFERENCED TO: N/A
> START DATE EVENT (UTC): 2015-09-11 02:08
> END DATE EVENT (UTC): N/A
> SATELLITE AFFECTED: GSAT0205, GSAT0206
>
> EVENT DESCRIPTION: GALILEO SATELLITES GSAT0205 (SV_ID 24) AND GSAT0206 (SV_ID 30) WERE LAUNCHED ON 2015-09-11 AT 02:08 UTC.  GSAT0205 AND GSAT0206  ARE PLANNED TO BE POSITIONED IN SLOTS A08 AND A05 OF THE CONSTELLATION.  USERS WILL BE ADVISED OF AVAILABILITY OF SIGNALS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES.
http://www.gsc-europa.eu/notice-advisory-to-galileo-users-nagu-2015011

2) One robot calibration provided by GeoMax AG has been added:

GMXZENITH35     NONE

3) One robot calibration provided by Topcon Positioning Systems Inc. has 
been added:

TPSG5_A1        NONE

The updated antenna correction model is available at
ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs08_1864.atx
or
ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs08.atx

Those who don't cope with the MGEX extension can use the following model 
instead:
ftp://ftp.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs08_1864_woMGEX.atx

Thanks to Oliver Montenbruck for his help!

With best regards,
Ralf Schmid
on behalf of the IGS Antenna Working Group



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