HARTEBEESTHOEK DORIS site description form 0. Form Prepared by : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department) Date prepared : 13/07/2005 Report type : UPDATE 1. Site location information Site name : HARTEBEESTHOEK Site DOMES number : 30302 Host agency : Satellite Application Centre City : Hartebeesthoek State or province : Pretoria Country : SOUTH AFRICA Tectonic plate : Geological information : Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : North Latitude : -25 deg 53' 13'' East Longitude : 27 deg 42' 27'' Ellipsoid height : 1559 m Approximate altitude : 1556 m 2. DORIS antenna and reference point information 2.1 Four character ID : HBKA Antenna model : Alcatel Antenna serial number : 24 IERS DOMES number : 30302S202 CNES/IGN number : 303021 CTDP number : 19 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 10/03/1988 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 23/05/1997 Antenna support type : 3 meters pylon not guyed Installed on : Embeded on the side face of a pillar support of a : one storied building. Height above ground mark : 6.970 m Ground mark type : Target glued on concrete floor. Ground mark DOMES number : 30302M005 Notes : 2.2 Four character ID : HBLA Antenna model : Alcatel Antenna serial number : 24 IERS DOMES number : 30302S005 CNES/IGN number : 303022 CTDP number : 76 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 30/05/1997 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 08/08/2000 Antenna support type : 3.5 m tower not guyed Installed on : Embeded on the side face of a pillar support of a : one storied building. Height above ground mark : ? m Ground mark type : Domed brass mark Ground mark DOMES number : 30302M006 Notes : 2.3 Four character ID : HBKB Antenna model : Starec 52291 type Antenna serial number : 60 IERS DOMES number : 30302S006 CNES/IGN number : 303023 CTDP number : 95 Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 09/08/2000 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : Antenna support type : 2 meter tubular mast 0.15 m diameter Installed on : Mast extends 4 meters deep (3 m in soil + 1 m in : rock). Mast filled with concrete. Height above ground mark : 0.504 m Ground mark type : Mark on top of the mast. Ground mark DOMES number : 30302 Notes : 3. DORIS beacons information 3.1 Beacon serial number : 86 27 019 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.539 4 Char. ID of the REF point : HBKA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 01/04/1988 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 04/09/1996 3.2 Beacon serial number : 86 27 005 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 3.116 4 Char. ID of the REF point : HBKA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 04/09/1996 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 26/05/1997 3.3 Beacon serial number : 86 27 005 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 3.116 4 Char. ID of the REF point : HBLA Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 30/05/1997 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 09/08/2000 3.4 Beacon serial number : 86 27 005 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 3.116 4 Char. ID of the REF point : HBKB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 11/08/2000 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 29/10/2004 3.5 Beacon serial number : 86 33 034 Beacon model : 1.0 USO serial number : 1.540 4 Char. ID of the REF point : HBKB Date installed (dd/mm/yy) : 27/01/2005 Date removed (dd/mm/yy) : 4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (HBKB) Solution : ITRF2000 (connection with the IGS station HARK) Epoch : 1997.0 X = 5084653.326 m Y = 2670347.176 m Z = -2768470.965 m Sig X = 0.003 m Sig Y = 0.002 m Sig Z = 0.002 m VX = -0.0012 m/y VY = 0.0198 m/y VZ = 0.0159 m/y Sig VX = 0.0005 m/y Sig VY = 0.0003 m/y Sig VZ = 0.0004 m/y 5. IERS colocation information 5.1 Instrument type : GPS Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 30302M009 Notes : 5.2 Instrument type : VLBI Status : Permanent DOMES number of the instrument ref. point : 30302S001 Notes : 6. Tide Gauge colocation information 7. Local site ties 7.1 Point description : DORIS Alcatel antenna reference point (HBLA) DOMES number : 30302S005 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (HBKB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -11.833 dY (m) : 2.762 dZ (m) : -26.889 Accuracy (m) : 0.002 Date measured : August 2000 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.2 Point description : HARK IGS station DOMES number : 30302M007 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (HBKB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -28.023 dY (m) : 19.052 dZ (m) : -23.577 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : August 2000 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.3 Point description : HARB IGS station DOMES number : 30302M009 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (HBKB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : 4.327 dY (m) : -22.214 dZ (m) : -10.332 Accuracy (m) : 0.001 Date measured : August 2000 Additional information : Survey by IGN-F 7.4 Point description : DORIS Alcatel antenna reference point (HBKA) DOMES number : 30302S202 Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (HBKB) to the above point (in the ITRS) : dX (m) : -11.790 dY (m) : 2.543 dZ (m) : -26.195 Accuracy (m) : 0.02 Date measured : Additional information : 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1 Humidity sensor Model : MUC.1 + transmitter M-UTN3 Manufacturer : SPSI Accuracy : Notes : 8.2 Pressure sensor Model : M-PaTN.8 Manufacturer : SPSI Accuracy : Height : m above the current DORIS ref. point (HBKB) 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