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- Registration
- Session 01: Welcome
- Session 02: Historical Perspectives
- Session 03: Science through Missions
- Session 04: SLR and Service Organizations
- Session 05: The Role of SLR in the Terrestrial Reference Frame Development
- Session 06: The Role of SLR in Gravitational Earth Modeling
- Session 07: Advanced Technologies I
- Session 08: Advanced Technologies II
- Session 09: Networks and Core Sites
- Session 10: New Applications: Space Debris
- Session 11: New Applications: Time Transfer
- Session 12: From GNSS to Lunar
- Session 13: Lunar Laser Ranging
- Session 14: Planetary and Transponder Ranging
- Session 15: Operations
- Session 16: Workshop Wrap-Up
- Session 17: Operations Clinics
- Posters
- Program book
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<<Author name(s)>>, <<Paper Title>>, <<Abstract Number>>, presented at 19th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Annapolis MD, Oct. 27-31, 2014.
Sunday, October 26, 2014 | |||||||
09:00 - | 14:00 | AWG meeting, Maryland Inn, Crown and Crab Room | |||||
14:00 - | 16:30 | Governing Board meeting, Maryland Inn, Crown and Crab Room | |||||
16:00 - | 20:00 | Registration and poster setup, Governor Calvert House | |||||
16:30 - | 18:30 | Program Committee meeting, Maryland Inn, Crown and Crab Room | |||||
Monday, October 27, 2014 | |||||||
Session 01: Welcome | |||||||
Stephen Merkowitz/NASA GSFC, Chair | |||||||
Michael Pearlman/SAO, Co-Chair | |||||||
09:00 - | 09:50 | Workshop Welcome and Introduction | |||||
Stephen Merkowitz, Manager, NASA Space Geodesy Project | |||||||
Michael Pearlman, Director, ILRS Central Bureau | |||||||
Giuseppe Bianco, Chair, ILRS Governing Board | |||||||
Hansjörg Kutterer, Chair, GGOS Coordinating Board | |||||||
Dr. Jack Kaye, Associate Director for Research, Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters | |||||||
Dr. John Kress, Interim Under Secretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution | |||||||
Dr. Charles Alcock, Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | |||||||
Victor Shargorodsky, OJC "RPC "PSI" | |||||||
09:50 - | 10:00 | J. McGarry, C. Noll, Workshop Logistics | |||||
Session 02: Historical Perspectives | |||||||
A review of 50 years of Satellite Laser Ranging, highlighting early technical and scientific achievements and international cooperation. | |||||||
Michael Pearlman/SAO, Chair | |||||||
John Degnan/Sigma Space Corp., Co-Chair | |||||||
10:00 - | 10:20 | H. Plotkin, Genesis of Laser Satellite Tracking at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (3128) | |||||
10:20 - | 10:40 | C. Lundquist, Evolution of Optical Satellite Tracking (3019) | |||||
10:40 - | 11:00 | Break | |||||
11:00 - | 11:20 | G. Veis, From Optical Tracking to Laser Tracking - The Early Years of Satellite Geodesy (3023) | |||||
11:20 - | 11:40 | F. Barlier, Early Satellite Laser Ranging for Geodesy at CNRS, CNES and ONERA in France (3108) | |||||
11:40 - | 12:00 | J. Bosworth, The NASA Crustal Dynamics Project's Use of Satellite Laser Ranging to Meet its Multiple Objectives (3132) | |||||
12:00 - | 12:20 | J. Faller, Lunar Laser Ranging (3127) | |||||
12:30 - | 13:30 | Lunch | |||||
Session 03: Science through Missions | |||||||
Presentations on the impact of satellite laser ranging support of missions through the last 50 years. | |||||||
Giuseppe Bianco/ASI, Chair | |||||||
Graham Appleby/NERC Space Geodesy Facility, Co-Chair | |||||||
13:30 - | 13:50 | G. Neumann, Interplanetary Spacecraft Laser Ranging: The Quest for 1 AU. (3143) | |||||
13:50 - | 14:10 | P. Exertier, Time Transfer by Laser Link (T2L2) : A way to synchronize laser ranging observatories at the ns level (3083) | |||||
14:10 - | 14:30 | G. Beutler, GNSS for Positioning, Navigation, Timing, and Science (3135) | |||||
14:30 - | 14:50 | R. Beard, The NAVSTAR 35 and 36 Laser Retro-reflector Experiments (3142) | |||||
14:50 - | 15:10 | B. Tapley, Space Geodesy Contributions to Gravity Model Development (3129) | |||||
15:10 - | 15:40 | Group Photo | |||||
15:40 - | 16:10 | Break | |||||
16:10 - | 16:30 | Z. Altamimi, ITRF 2013 Analysis and SLR Contribution (3035) | |||||
16:30 - | 16:50 | J.P. Berthias, SLR and Altimetry: A Success Story and a Lasting Partnership (3153) | |||||
16:50 - | 17:10 | B. Schutz, The NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Series: Science, Data Products and Operations (3120) | |||||
17:10 - | 17:30 | T. Murphy, Lunar Laser Ranging: Science and Status (3057) | |||||
17:30 - | 18:00 | Poster Setup, Governor Calvert House Atrium | |||||
18:00 - | 21:00 | Icebreaker Recption, Governor Calvert House Atrium | |||||
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | |||||||
Session 04: SLR and Services Organizations | |||||||
Presentations on the importance of satellite laser ranging to the IAG and GGOS. | |||||||
Carey Noll/NASA GSFC, Chair | |||||||
08:00 - | 08:20 | G. Bianco, The International Laser Ranging Service: Past, Present and Future (3168) | |||||
08:20 - | 08:40 | H. Kutterer, GGOS and the Importance of the Combination of Space Techniques (3164) | |||||
08:40 - | 09:00 | P.E.O. Opseth, Status in the UN-GGIM initiative on a resolution for a global geodetic reference frame (3026) | |||||
Session 05: The Role of SLR in the Terrestrial Reference Frame Development | |||||||
Presentations that highlight the use of laser ranging data for geophysical, planetary and fundamental physics research and classical areas of reference frame development and maintenance, precision orbit determination, gravitational modeling, and calibration of other techniques or instruments. | |||||||
Erricos Pavlis/UMBC, Chair | |||||||
Vincenza Luceri/e-GEOS S.p.A, ASI/CGS Matera, Co-Chair | |||||||
09:00 - | 09:15 | V. Luceri, The ILRS Contribution to the Development of ITRF2013 (3157) | |||||
09:15 - | 09:30 | E. Pavlis, Modeling Improvements in the ILRS Reprocess for ITRF2013 Using the LAGEOS Satellites to Assess the Accuracy of ILRS Stations (3146) | |||||
09:30 - | 09:45 | G. Appleby, Using the LAGEOS Satellites to Assess the Accuracy of ILRS Stations’ Observations During the Last Decade (3052) | |||||
09:45 - | 10:00 | S. Kopeikin, Relativistic Aspects of SLR/GPS Geodesy (3144) | |||||
10:00 - | 10:15 | D. Thaller, Pre-Combined GNSS-SLR Solutions for the ITRF2013 (3079) | |||||
10:15 - | 10:30 | F. Deleflie, Impact of 25 Years of Etalon-1 and Etalon-2 Data (3081) | |||||
10:30 - | 11:00 | Break | |||||
Session 06: The Role of SLR in Gravitational Earth Modeling | |||||||
Presentations that highlight the use of laser ranging data for geophysical, planetary and fundamental physics research and classical areas of reference frame development and maintenance, precision orbit determination, gravitational modeling, and calibration of other techniques or instruments. | |||||||
Horst Müller/DGFI, Chair | |||||||
Shinichi Nakamura/JAXA, Co-Chair | |||||||
11:00 - | 11:15 | J. Ries, Satellite Laser Ranging Applications for Gravity Field Determination (3117) | |||||
11:15 - | 11:30 | R. Gross, Mass Transport and Dynamics in the Earth System (3015) | |||||
11:30 - | 11:45 | K. Matsuo, Geocenter Motion Driven by Large-Scale Mass Redistribution (3088) (presented by T. Otsubo) | |||||
11:45 - | 12:00 | L. Petrov, The Use of Numerical Weather Models for SLR Data Analysis (3011) | |||||
12:00 - | 12:15 | W. Qu, The Study on the Coefficients of the Earth's Gravity Using Scaled Sensitivity Matrix Method (3002) | |||||
12:15 - | 12:30 | R. Govind, Assessing Orbit Quality Using SLR (3110) | |||||
12:30 - | 13:30 | Lunch | |||||
Session 07: Advanced Technologies I | |||||||
Presentations on new hardware, software and techniques for improvements in SLR performance and automation. | |||||||
Zhang Zhongping/Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Chair | |||||||
John Degnan/Sigma Space Corp., Co-Chair | |||||||
13:30 - | 13:45 | Z. Fan (Z. You), Millijoules High Master-Slave Pulse Ratio 532 nm Picosecond Laser (3126) (presented by M. Wilkinson) | |||||
13:45 - | 14:00 | T. Murphy, TBAD: Transponder-Based Aircraft Detector (3058) | |||||
14:00 - | 14:15 | I. Blinov (I. Ignatenko), Metrological Provision of Uniformity Of Measurements of Time and Frequency in the Satellites Laser-Ranging Systems (3041) | |||||
14:15 - | 14:30 | M. Sadovnikov, SLR Station of the New Generation for Time Transfer with Subnanosecond Accuracy and Ranging with Submillimeter Accuracy in Night and Daytime (3025) | |||||
14:30 - | 14:45 | Z. Zhang, Laser Measurement to Space Targets by Using Dual-Receiving Telescopes and Transmitted from One of Systems (3032) | |||||
G. Vallone (P. Villoresi), Quantum Communications Demonstrated For Satellite Downlink At MLRO (3062) | |||||||
14:45 - | 15:00 | A. Kloth, Development of a Full SLR Software Stack Based on Real-Time Linux and a New Version of the Potsdam Range Gate (movie) (3089) | |||||
15:00 - | 15:30 | Break | |||||
Session 08: Advanced Technologies II | |||||||
Presentations on new hardware, software and techniques for improvements in SLR performance and automation. | |||||||
Georg Kirchner/Austrian Academy of Sciences, Chair | |||||||
Matt Wilkinson/NERC Space Geodesy Facility, Co-Chair | |||||||
15:30 - | 15:45 | M. Wilkinson, Upgrading kHz SLR at the SGF, Herstmonceux (3104) | |||||
15:45 - | 16:00 | J. Degnan, A Proposed Multifunctional Multichannel Receiver for SGSLR (3020) | |||||
16:00 - | 16:15 | Z. Li, The Research of Rotating Shutter Control Method for 1.2m Telescope SLR System (3051) | |||||
G. Kirchner, How to measure more than 110 satellites (movie) | |||||||
16:15 - | 16:30 | S. Riepl, First Results from the Satellite Observing System Wettzell (movie) (3131) | |||||
16:30 - | 16:45 | C. Courde, Ideas of New Technological Developments for Future French SLR Stations (3091) | |||||
16:45 - | 17:00 | E. Hoffman Upgrades and New Capabilities of the GFZ SLR Timing System (3085) |
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Modernization and Characterization of the Riga SLR Timing System (3086) | |||||||
17:00 - | 18:30 | Missions Working Group Meeting, Abram Claude Room | |||||
18:30 - | 20:00 | Networks and Engineering Working Group Meeting, Abram Claude Room | |||||
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 | |||||||
07:00 | Buses Depart, Governor Calvert House | ||||||
07:45 | Buses Arrive, NASA GSFC Visitor Center | ||||||
08:30 - | 11:30 | Tours of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Goddard Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory (GGAO) | |||||
Building 29: James Webb Space Telescope | |||||||
Building 7: Integration and Testing | |||||||
11:30 - | 12:30 | Lunch provided in Building 8 Auditorium | |||||
12:30 - | 15:00 | Tours of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Goddard Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory (GGAO) | |||||
GGAO: NGSLR | |||||||
GGAO: VLBI | |||||||
GGAO: MOBLAS-7 | |||||||
GGAO: GNSS | |||||||
GGAO: 48-inch telescope | |||||||
15:00 - | 15:30 | Break in Building 8 Auditorium | |||||
15:30 - | 15:45 | Joint GSFC Engineering and Scientific Colloquium Welcome: Chris Scolese, Director, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
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15:45 - | 17:00 | John Degnan/SigmaSpace, NASA GSFC Retired A Celebration of Fifty Years of Satellite Laser Ranging (video - no longer available) |
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17:00 | Buses Depart, NASA GSFC Building 8 Auditorium | ||||||
18:00 | Buses Arrive, Governor Calvert House | ||||||
18:30 - | 21:30 | Poster Viewing Reception, Governor Calvert House Atrium | |||||
Thursday, October 30, 2014 | |||||||
Session 09: Networks and Core Sites | |||||||
Presentations on new or improved SLR stations that will be co-located with the other space geodetic techniques. Included in this topic area is how the different techniques will work together (scheduling, RFI, etc.), surveying techniques for the sites, how the site ties will be obtained and maintained, and how the new Core Site Networks may be run. | |||||||
Michael Pearlman/SAO, Chair | |||||||
Stephen Merkowitz/NASA GSFC, Co-Chair | |||||||
08:00 - | 08:15 | M. Pearlman, The Role of CORE and Co-location Sites and the Activities Underway to Improve the Global Space Geodesy Network (3044) | |||||
08:15 - | 08:30 | M. Sadovnikov, Stages of Development of Stations, Networks and SLR Usage Methods for Global Space Geodetic and Navigation Systems in Russia (3068) (presented by Kovalev) | |||||
08:30 - | 08:45 | Z. Zhang, The Status and Plan of the Chinese SLR Network (3165) (presented by M. Pearlman) | |||||
08:45 - | 09:00 | J. McGarry, Developing and Deploying NASA's Space Geodesy Satellite Laser Ranging (SGSLR) Systems (3018) | |||||
09:00 - | 09:15 | T. Varghese, Testing and Benchmarking the NASA SGSLR Systems at the 1mm Level Prior to Field Deployment (3119) | |||||
09:15 - | 09:30 | J. Esper, NASA's Next Generation Space Geodesy Network Typical Core Site Requirements and Layout (3151) | |||||
09:30 - | 09:45 | P.E.O. Opseth, Status of the establishment of a core site in Ny-Ålesund (3027) | |||||
09:45 - | 10:15 | Break | |||||
Session 10: New Applications: Space Debris | |||||||
Presentations on synergies between SLR and orbital debris. | |||||||
Chris Moore/Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd, Chair | |||||||
Ivan Prochazka/Technical University of Prague, Co-Chair | |||||||
10:15 - | 10:30 | B. Greene, Laser Ranging for the Precision Orbit Determination and Remote Maneuver of Space Debris (3094) | |||||
10:30 - | 10:45 | H. Wirnsberger, Space Debris Orbit Predictions using Bi-static Laser Observations. Case Study: ENVISAT (3017) | |||||
10:45 - | 11:00 | G. Kirchner, Infrared Laser Ranging to Space Debris – a Chance for ILRS (3009) | |||||
Session 11: New Applications: Time Transfer | |||||||
Presentations on synergies between SLR and time transfer. | |||||||
P. Exertier/OCA/CERGA/GRGS, Chair | |||||||
H. Kunimori/NICT, Co-Chair | |||||||
11:00 - | 11:15 | A. Schlicht, Concept for a Geodetic and Time Reference in Space (3075) | |||||
11:15 - | 11:30 | I. Prochazka, Calibration of SLR System Delays for the European Laser Timing Reaching 20 ps Accuracy (3006) | |||||
11:30 - | 11:45 | J. Kodet, SLR and GNSS Co-location and Delay Control for the Application of Laser Time Transfer (3005) | |||||
11:45 - | 12:45 | Lunch | |||||
Session 12: From GNSS to Lunar | |||||||
Presentations related to the ground or space segments of satellite laser ranging from GNSS altitude satellites, through geosynchronous. | |||||||
Andrey Sokolov/OJC "RPC "PSI", Chair | |||||||
Scott Wetzel/HTSI, Co-Chair | |||||||
12:45 - | 13:00 | M. Pearlman, Early Results from New Initiatives on SLR Tracking of GNSS and Synchronous Satellites (3114) | |||||
13:00 - | 13:15 | A. Sokolov, New ideas in retroreflector array development (3024) | |||||
13:15 - | 13:30 | L. Thomas, Status of the GPS III Laser Retroreflector Array (3053) | |||||
13:30 - | 13:45 | S. Kasho, Accuracy Evaluation of QZS-1 Precise Ephemerides with Satellite Laser Ranging (3067) | |||||
13:45 - | 14:00 | A. Boni, Thermal and Optical characterization of a GNSS Retroreflector Array at the SCF Lab (3082) | |||||
14:00 - | 14:15 | K. Sosnica, Processing 20 Years of SLR Observations to GNSS Satellites (3070) | |||||
14:15 - | 14:45 | Break | |||||
Session 13: Lunar Laser Ranging | |||||||
Presentations related to advances in Lunar Laser Ranging. | |||||||
Jürgen Müller/Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Chair | |||||||
Ludwig Combrink/HRAO, Co-Chair | |||||||
14:45- | 15:00 | T. Murphy, APOLLO: Performance and Findings (3061) | |||||
15:00 - | 15:15 | C. Courde (J.-M. Torre), French LLR Station Status and New Project (3016) | |||||
15:15 - | 15:30 | J. Müller, Earth Orientation and Relativity Parameters Determined from LLR Data (3033) | |||||
15:30 - | 15:45 | M. Martini, Test of General Relativity Using Lunar Laser Ranging Data and the Planetary Ephemeris Program (3148) | |||||
15:45 - | 16:00 | A. Bourgoin, New dynamical relativistic modeling of the Moon in POLAC group (SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris) (3092) | |||||
16:00 - | 16:15 | D. Currie, Atmospheric Effects and the Ultimate Ranging Accuracy for Lunar Laser Ranging (3055) | |||||
Session 14: Planetary and Transponder Ranging | |||||||
Presentations on synergies between SLR and planetary and transponder ranging. | |||||||
Ulrich Schreiber/BKG/Geodaetisches Observatorium Wettzell, Chair | |||||||
Jan McGarry/NASA GSFC, Co-Chair | |||||||
16:15 - | 16:30 | S. Bauer, Application of one-way laser ranging data to LRO into orbit determination (3124) | |||||
16:30 - | 16:45 | D. Dirkx, Simulated Comparative Analysis of One- and Two-Way Planetary Laser Ranging Systems (3101) | |||||
16:45 - | 17:00 | S. Dell'Agnello, NASA-SSERVI and INFN Partnership "Springlets": Solar system Payloads of laser Retroreflectors of INfn for General reLativity, Exploration and planeTary Science (3100) | |||||
17:00 - | 18:30 | Data Formats and Procedures Working Group Meeting, Abram Claude Room | |||||
17:00 - | 18:30 | Transponders Working Group Meeting, Sarah Ball Room | |||||
19:00 - | 22:00 | Workshop Banquet, Pusser’s Caribbean Grille | |||||
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Piers Sellers/NASA GSFC Deputy Director, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Astronaut |
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Friday, October 31, 2014 | |||||||
Session15: Operations | |||||||
Presentations on the best practices for station engineers and operators, solution to common station problems, how to maintain station stability, and how to interact with the analysts in determining station bias and RMS. | |||||||
Toshimichi Otsubo/Hitotsubashi University, Chair | |||||||
David McCormick/NASA GSFC, Co-Chair | |||||||
08:00 - | 08:10 | R. Ricklefs, ILRS Station Configuration Tracking (3123) | |||||
08:10 - | 08:20 | T. Otsubo, Two-fold Quality Assessment of Global SLR Data (3036) | |||||
08:20 - | 08:30 | M. Wilkinson, Plotting NP range residuals - SGF web development (movie) (3125) | |||||
08:30 - | 08:40 | E. Pavlis, Station Performance Assessment Tools for the ILRS Stations (3160) | |||||
08:40 - | 08:50 | G. Appleby, Satellite Interleaving and Real-time Normal Point Data-Quantity Monitoring (3059) | |||||
08:50 - | 09:00 | J. Woo, Station Procedures (3029) | |||||
09:00 - | 09:10 | J. Torre, Station best practice and requests (3130) | |||||
09:10 - | 09:20 | G. Kirchner, SLR Calibration Issues - Example: Graz (3154) | |||||
09:20 - | 09:30 | I. Prochazka, Geometry bias in a short baseline ground calibration (3097) | |||||
09:30 - | 10:00 | Break | |||||
Session 16: Workshop Closing | |||||||
Session summaries, issues, resolutions, and actions. | |||||||
Michael Pearlman/SAO, Chair | |||||||
Jan McGarry/NASA GSFC, Carey Noll/NASA GSFC, Co-Chairs | |||||||
10:00 - | 11:00 | Session summaries | |||||
11:00 - | 12:00 | Working Group summaries | |||||
12:00 - | 12:30 | Workshop closing | |||||
12:30 - | 13:30 | Lunch | |||||
Session 17: Operations Clinics | |||||||
Interactive sessions with station operators and analysts. | |||||||
David McCormick/NASA GSFC, Chair | |||||||
Toshimichi Otsubo/Hitotsubashi University, Co-Chair | |||||||
Jean-Marie Torre/OCA, Chair | |||||||
Mark Torrence/SGT, Co-Chair | |||||||
13:30 - | 17:00 | Station clinics | |||||
Clinic 1: | Operations center review/issues, quarantine | H. Mueller | |||||
Clinic 2: | ILRS station configuration tracking | R. Ricklefs, J. Horvath | |||||
Clinic 3: | Two-fold quality, report card review | T. Otsubo, M. Torrence | |||||
Clinic 4: | NPT residuals, SGF website | M. Wilkinson | |||||
Clinic 5: | Interleaving and real-time NPT monitoring | G. Appleby | |||||
Clinic 6: | Safety best practice | C. Quinn | |||||
Clinic 7: | JCET website, tools review | E. Pavlis | |||||
Clinic 8: | Engineering best practices, calibration | J.M. Torre, I. Prochazka, G. Kirchner | |||||
15:00 - | 15:30 | Break | |||||
82 presentation abstracts
81 presentations
52 papers of 82 abstracts
Posters
85 poster abstracts
70 of 85 posters
46 papers of 85 posters