KOUROU DORIS site description form

0. Form
   Prepared by       : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department)
   Date prepared     : 6/05/2004
   Report type       : UPDATE

1. Site location information
   Site name               : KOUROU
   Site DOMES number       : 97301
   Host agency             : Centre Spatial Guyanais
   City                    : Kourou
   State or province       : Guyane
   Country                 : FRANCE (French Guiana)
   Tectonic plate          : SOAM
   Geological information  : 
                             
   Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : 
          North Latitude   :    5 deg  5' 55''
          East Longitude   :  -52 deg 38' 23''
          Ellipsoid height :  110 m
   Approximate altitude    :  150 m

2. DORIS antenna and reference point information

2.1
   Four character ID        : KRUA
   Antenna model            : Starec
   Antenna serial number    : 19
   IERS DOMES number        : 97301S005
   CNES/IGN number          : 973012
   CTDP number              : 16
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 05/12/1986
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)  : 24/06/1992
   Antenna support type     : 0.6 m tubular mast
   Installed on             : Top of the metallic structure of a two storied 
                            : building
   Height above ground mark : 2.398 m
   Ground mark type         : Axis of the central tube of the base plate
   Ground mark DOMES number : 97301
   Notes                    : 

2.2
   Four character ID        : KRUB
   Antenna model            : Starec
   Antenna serial number    : 19
   IERS DOMES number        : 97301S004
   CNES/IGN number          : 973012
   CTDP number              : 131
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 25/06/1992
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)  : 
   Antenna support type     : Guyed 2 metre tower
   Installed on             : Terrace roof of a building (9 meters high)
   Height above ground mark : 2.420 m
   Ground mark type         : Brass mark 12 mm diameter
   Ground mark DOMES number : 97301M401
   Notes                    : 


3. DORIS beacons information

3.1
   Beacon serial number        : 86 27 016
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : 1.403
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : KRUB
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 06/12/1986
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 10/11/1992

3.2
   Beacon serial number        : 91 50 062
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : ?
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : KRVB
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 11/10/1992
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 

3.3
   Beacon serial number        : 91 50 061
   Beacon model                : 1.0
   USO serial number           : ?
   4 Char. ID of the REF point : KRUB
   Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 11/10/1992
   Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 


4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (KRUB)
   Solution : ITRF2000
   Epoch    : 1997.0
   X = 3855261.278 m     Y = -5049734.807 m     Z = 563057.788 m
   Sig X = 0.007 m         Sig Y = 0.007 m         Sig Z = 0.004 m
   VX = -0.0027 m/y        VY = -0.0039 m/y        VZ = 0.0122 m/y
   Sig VX = 0.0007 m/y     Sig VY = 0.0008 m/y     Sig VZ = 0.0003 m/y

5. IERS colocation information
5.1
   Instrument type       : GPS
   Status                : Permanent
   DOMES number of the
   instrument ref. point : 97301M210
   Notes                 : 

6. Tide Gauge colocation information
6.1
   Name         : Cayenne
   Location     : Cayenne
   GLOSS number : 202
   Distance     : 48 km
   Notes        : 

7. Local site ties
7.1
   Point description      : Mark under the DORIS antenna
   DOMES number           : 97301M401
   Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (KRUB)
   to the above point (in the ITRS) :
                   dX (m) : -1.463
                   dY (m) : 1.916
                   dZ (m) : -0.215
   Accuracy (m)           : 0.01
   Date measured          : 
   Additional information : 
7.2
   Point description      : DORIS Alcatel antenna reference point  (KRUA)
   DOMES number           : 97301S005
   Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (KRUB)
   to the above point (in the ITRS) :
                   dX (m) : -546.150
                   dY (m) : -243.018
                   dZ (m) : 1689.742
   Accuracy (m)           : 0.02
   Date measured          : 
   Additional information : 
7.3
   Point description      : Pillar under Rogue antenna (IGS point KOUR)
   DOMES number           : 97301M210
   Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (KRUB)
   to the above point (in the ITRS) :
                   dX (m) : -15669.795
                   dY (m) : -9832.776
                   dZ (m) : 16899.100
   Accuracy (m)           : 0.05
   Date measured          : May 1995
   Additional information : 

8. Meteorological Instrumentation

8.1 Humidity sensor
   Model           : MUC.1 + transmitter M-UTN3
   Manufacturer    : SPSI
   Accuracy        : 
   Notes           : 

8.2 Pressure sensor
   Model           : TP/FQ/02
   Manufacturer    : ORION
   Accuracy        : 
   Height          : -0.8 m above the current DORIS ref. point (KRUB)
   Notes           : 

8.3 Temperature sensor
   Model           : Constructed for DORIS beacons
   Manufacturer    : CEIS-TM
   Accuracy        : 
   Notes           : 


9. DORIS network contacts

   Primary contact:

   Name                : Herve FAGARD
   Agency              : Institut Geographique National
   Mailing address     : Service de Geodesie et de Nivellement
                       : 2 Avenue PASTEUR
                       : 94165 SAINT-MANDE CEDEX    FRANCE
   Telephone           : + 33 1 43 98 81 48
   Fax                 : + 33 1 43 98 84 50
   E-mail              : herve.fagard@ign.fr

   Secondary contact:

   Name                : Francois BOLDO
   Agency              : Institut Geographique National
   Mailing address     : CNES (ED/AL/MA)
                       : 18 Avenue Edouard BELIN
                       : 31401 TOULOUSE Cedex    FRANCE
   Telephone           : + 33 5 61 27 40 72
   Fax                 : + 33 5 61 28 25 95
   E-mail              : Simb.Doris@cnes.fr