[IGSMAIL-8069] igs14_2163.atx. Update including new GPS BLOCK IIIA satellite G078

[Arturo Villiger]

Dear colleagues

The absolute IGS antenna correction file (igs14_wwww.atx) has been updated.
The new release is called 'igs14_2163.atx'. It contains the following 
changes:


1) According to NANU  2021034 , BLOCK IIIA satellite SVN78 (2021-054A) 
launched on 17 June 2021 will be transmitting using PRN11. Therefore, 
the following satellite has been added to the igs14.atx:

   G11 (G078): 17. June 2021

The PCO and PV values are copied from GPS BLOCK IIIA satellite G074.

https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?Do=gpsShowNanu&num=2021034 
<https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?Do=gpsShowNanu&num=2020033>

SVN78 (PRN11) LAUNCH JDAY 168
		

NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2021034
SUBJ: SVN78 (PRN11) LAUNCH JDAY 168
1. NANU TYPE: LAUNCH
NANU NUMBER: 2021034
NANU DTG: 222331Z JUN 2021
SVN: 78
PRN: 11
LAUNCH JDAY: 168
LAUNCH TIME ZULU: 1609

2. GPS SATELLITE SVN78 (PRN11) WAS LAUNCHED ON JDAY 168.
A USABINIT NANU WILL BE SENT WHEN THE SATELLITE IS SET ACTIVE TO SERVICE.

3. POC: CIVILIAN - NAVCEN AT 703-313-5900, HTTP://WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV
MILITARY - GPS OPERATIONS CENTER AT HTTPS://GPS.AFSPC.AF.MIL/GPSOC, DSN 
560-2541,
COMM 719-567-2541, HTTPS://GPS.AFSPC.AF.MIL/GPSOC
MILITARY ALTERNATE - JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER, DSN 276-3526. COMM 
805-606-3526.
JSPOCCOMBATOPS at US.AF.MIL


  2) According to CODE the satellite G046  (G11) has stopped 
transmitting in April 2021.
     The following decommission date has been added:

     G11 (G046): 9. April 2021


3) One additional antenna type calibrations have been added that was 
verified by Geo++ GmbH:

   - One additional antenna was added:
     SOKGRX3         NONE


According to Topcon, SOKGRX3 and TPSHIPER_VR have the same pattern 
(verified by Geo++).
Therefore, calibration values were copied from "TPSHIPER_VR NONE" with 
two additional comment line:

COPIED FROM TPSHIPER_VR NONE                            COMMENT
COPIED AFTER VERIFICATION BY CALIBRATION (Geo++, Apr 2021) COMMENT


The updated antenna correction model is available at

https://files.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs14_2163.atx

and

https://files.igs.org/pub/station/general/igs14.atx





With best regards,

Arturo

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