[IGSMAIL-7234] COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2016 - Panel on Satellite Dynamics: call for papers

[Heike Peter]

Author: Heike Peter

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*COSPAR Istanbul 2016, 41^st COSPAR Scientific Assembly*

/30 July -7 August 2016, Istanbul, Turkey/

https://www.cospar-assembly.org

http://cospar2016.tubitak.gov.tr

Dear colleagues


The next COSPAR meeting will attract about 2500 scientists and engineers 
from the world over. More than 100 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 
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 goal should be achieved by improving the current 
theories of motion and by evaluating their determining forces in a more 
sophisticated way. Detailed theoretical understanding of the dynamics of 
satellites should coincide with the results of precise tracking in order 
to obtain the most precise knowledge possible of the orbit and the 
corresponding orbital positions.

Two different sessions (both as 2-day meetings) are part of the Panel on 
Satellite Dynamics:

PSD.1The scope of the Panel on Satellite Dynamics entails the 
positioning of a wide range of objects in space, including Earth 
orbiting satellites for Earth observation such as GRACE, GOCE, Swarm and 
the Copernicus Sentinels, and navigation satellite systems such as GPS, 
GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS or tracking systems such as SLR and 
DORIS. In addition, positioning plays an important role in the success 
of the continuously growing number of today's and tomorrow’s 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 many 
stakeholders. Moreover, formations of satellites are being realized and 
proposed for Earth observation and fundamental sciences, that impose 
very severe constraints 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.

PSD.2Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are playing an 
increasing role in monitoring the Earth's environment. Together with 
other space geodesy techniques (e.g. InSAR, DORIS, ICESat, LiDAR, 
GRACE/GOCE and Radar Altimetry, etc.), it can measure changes to the 
land surface geometry with millimeter accuracy, and sub-meter pixel 
resolution. This session will address current geodetic and remote 
sensing capabilities, sensing/imaging in order to measure and monitor 
terrain, ground moisture, water cycle effects, ice/snow melting, ocean 
circulation and sea state, atmosphericweather and climate, earthquakes 
and tsunamis, volcanic activity, and more, warning using a variety of 
geodetic and remote sensing techniques. Papers on combining GNSS with 
in-situ observations and other satellite or airborne sensor data, as 
well as discussing new applications for such systems, and future 
missions/challenges are also welcome.

_Important dates:_

*12 February 2016: Abstract submission deadline*

31 May 2016: end of early registration fees

Heike Peter, Pascal Willis (for PSD.1) and Shuanggen Jin (for PSD.2)

Convenors of the Satellite Dynamic Panel sessions

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Dr. Heike Peter
Senior Consultant
PosiTim UG
Germany
Tel.: +49 2255 9239616
Fax: +49 2255 9239615

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