Corsica SLR Positioning Campaigns (2002 and 2005) for Satellite Altimeter Calibration Missions

Creators: Gourine, B.; Kahlouche, S.; Exertier, P.; Berio, P.; Coulot, David; Bonnefond, Pascal

Others:: Centre des Techniques Spatiales (CTS) ; Centre des Techniques Spatiales; Géoazur (GEOAZUR 6526) ; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); LAboratoire de Recherche en Géodésie (LAREG) ; Ecole nationale des sciences géographiques (ENSG) ; Institut géographique national [IGN] (IGN)-Institut géographique national [IGN] (IGN)

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The French Transportable Laser Ranging System (FTLRS) was deployed in the calibration site of satellite radar altimeters in Corsica over the 2002 and 2005 campaigns. The paper describes the different steps of SLR data processing. The average arcs RMS obtained are about 1-2 cm for Lageos-1&-2, Starlette and Stella satellites; it is shown that the best results of satellite orbits determination and geocentric positioning are obtained with Eigen-Grace03s gravity model. The difference of FTLRS absolute 3D positioning, between 2002 and 2005, of about 7.7 mm (i.e., 2.6 mm/yr) is less than residual errors of ITRF2005 velocities (of about 4.3 mm/yr).

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Corsica SLR Positioning Campaigns (2002 and 2005) for Satellite Altimeter Calibration Missions

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