GOLDSTONE DORIS site description form 0. Form Prepared by : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department) Date prepared : 15/12/2005 Report type : UPDATE 1. Site location information Site name : GOLDSTONE Site DOMES number : 40405 Host agency : Allied Signal Technical Services Corp. City : Mojave desert, near Barstow State or province : California Country : U.S.A. Tectonic plate : Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : 35 deg 14' 54'' East Longitude : -116 deg 47' 31'' Ellipsoid height : 1041 m Approximate altitude : 930 m 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : GOLA Antenna model : Alcatel Antenna serial number : IERS DOMES number : 40405S035 CNES/IGN number : 404051 CTDP number : 10 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 21/01/1988 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 03/08/1994 Antenna support type : Guyed 2 metre tower Installed on : Concrete pad Height above ground mark : 2.280 m Ground mark type : Unknown Ground mark DOMES number : 40405 Notes : 2.2 Four character ID : GOMA Antenna model : Alcatel Antenna serial number : IERS DOMES number : 40405S005 CNES/IGN number : 404052 CTDP number : 63 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 03/08/1994 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 16/09/1996 Antenna support type : Guyed 2 metre tower Installed on : Laser pad Height above ground mark : 2.355 m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark 12 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 40405M014 Notes : 2.3 Four character ID : GOMB Antenna model : Starec 52290 type Antenna serial number : 28 IERS DOMES number : 40405S037 CNES/IGN number : 404053 CTDP number : 70 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 25/09/1996 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 11/09/2004 Antenna support type : Guyed 2 metre tower Installed on : Laser pad Height above ground mark : 2.431 m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark 12 mm diameter Ground mark DOMES number : 40405M014 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 86 27 010 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.472 4 Char. ID of the REF point : GOLA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/01/1988 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 12/11/1993 3.2 Beacon serial number : 86 33 033 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.540 4 Char. ID of the REF point : GOLA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 12/11/1993 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 07/08/1994 3.3 Beacon serial number : 86 33 033 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.540 4 Char. ID of the REF point : GOMA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 14/08/1994 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 16/09/1996 3.4 Beacon serial number : 95 39 026 Beacon model : 2.0 USO serial number : 3.115 4 Char. ID of the REF point : GOMB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 25/09/1996 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 22/03/1999 3.5 Beacon serial number : 98 45 104 Beacon model : 2.0 USO serial number : 2.1045 4 Char. ID of the REF point : GOMB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 24/03/1999 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 11/09/2004 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (GOMB) Solution : ITRF2000 Epoch : 1997.0 X = -2350858.666 m Y = -4655545.794 m Z = 3661004.776 m Sig X = 0.003 m Sig Y = 0.004 m Sig Z = 0.004 m VX = -0.0161 m/y VY = 0.0059 m/y VZ = -0.0051 m/y Sig VX = 0.0002 m/y Sig VY = 0.0003 m/y Sig VZ = 0.0004 m/y 5. IERS colocation information 5.1 Instrument type : SLR Status : Mobile DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 40405M002 Notes : 5.2 Instrument type : GPS Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 40405S031 Notes : 5.3 Instrument type : VLBI Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 40405S009 Notes : 6. Tide Gauge colocation information 7. Local site ties 7.1 Point description : Mark under the DORIS antenna DOMES number : 40405M014 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (GOMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 0.895 dY (m) : 1.772 dZ (m) : -1.403 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : Additional information : 7.2 Point description : Mark CDP 7115 DOMES number : 40405M002 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (GOMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -3.047 dY (m) : -0.448 dZ (m) : -6.936 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : Additional information : 7.3 Point description : DORIS Alcatel antenna reference point (GOMA) DOMES number : 40405S005 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (GOMB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 0.028 dY (m) : 0.055 dZ (m) : -0.044 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : Additional information : 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1 Humidity sensor Model : SMP35D Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 5 percents Notes : 8.2 Pressure sensor Model : PTB202 Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 0.5 mb Height : -0.9 m above the current DORIS ref. point (GOMB) Notes : long term stability = +/- 0.2 mb/year 8.3 Temperature sensor Model : SMP35D Manufacturer : VAISALA Accuracy : +/- 0.25 deg C 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