Stacja 7811 - SITE INFORMATION FORM
International Laser Ranging Service
0. Form
Prepared by (Full Name) : Stanislaw Schillak
Preparer E-mail : sch@cbk.poznan.pl
Date Prepared : 2003-03-29
Report Type : UPDATE
Format Version : 1.0
1. Identification of the Ranging System Reference Point (SRP)
Site Name : Borowiec
IERS DOMES Number : 12205S001
CDP Pad ID : 7811
Subnetwork : EUROLAS
Description : AZ EL INTERSECT
Monument Description : N.A.
Monument Inscription : N.A.
Mark Description : N.A.
Date Installed : 1988-05-13
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Geologic Characteristic : CLAY
Additional Information : Installation date is of first
data acceptance. Mount
installed in December 1986.
2. Site Location Information
City or Town : Kornik, Poznan
State or Province : Wielkopolska
Country : Poland
Tectonic Plate : Eurasian
Approximate Position
X coordinate [m]: 3738332.8
Y coordinate [m]: 1148246.5
Z coordinate [m]: 5021816.0
Latitude [deg]: 52.2770 N
Longitude [deg]: 17.0746 E
Elevation [m]: 123.4
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3. General System Information
3.01 System Name : Borowiec
4-Character Code : BORL
CDP System Number : 38
CDP Occupation Number : 02
Eccentricity to SRP (if Not Identical With SRP)
North [m]: 0
East [m]: 0
Up [m]: 0
Date Measured : N.A.
Date Installed : 1988-05-13
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
4. Telescope Information
4.01 Receiving Telescope Type : CASSEGRAIN
Aperture [m]: 0.65
Mount : AZ-EL
Xmitting Telescope Type : N.A.
Aperture [m]: N.A.
Tracking Camera Type : CCD
Model : K17
Manufacturer : UNITRA
Field of View [deg]: 1
Minimum Magnitude [mag]: 8
Transmit/Receive Path : SEPARATE
Transmit/Receive Switch : NONE
Max Slew Rate Az [deg/s]: 7
Max Slew Rate El [deg/s]: 7
Max Used Tracking Rate Az : 4
Max Used Tracking Rate El : 3
Telescope Shelter : ROLL-BACK ROOF
Daylight Filter Type : SPECTRAL FILTER
Dayl. Filt. Bandwidth [nm]: 7
Adjustable Attenuation : NO
Transmit Efficiency : 0.7
Receive Efficiency : 0.7
Date Installed : 1991-09-21
Date Removed : 2001-12-08
Additional Information : CCD Camera installed on 1997-03-06.
System has separate transmit
path without transmit telescope
(optics were removed 1991-09-21)
The laser beam is directed to
the satellite by an observer
by either changing the last
prism in the mount Coude path or
by changing the mount position.
4.02 Receiving Telescope Type : CASSEGRAIN
Aperture [m]: 0.65
Mount : ALT-AZ
Xmitting Telescope Type : N.A.
Aperture [m]: N.A.
Tracking Camera Type : CCD
Model : TC-3102-08D
Manufacturer : TAYAMA
Field of View [deg]: 0.5
Minimum Magnitude [mag]: 10
Transmit/Receive Path : SEPARATE
Transmit/Receive Switch : NONE
Max Slew Rate Az [deg/s]: 7
Max Slew Rate El [deg/s]: 7
Max Used Tracking Rate Az : 4
Max Used Tracking Rate El : 3
Telescope Shelter : ROLL-BACK ROOF
Daylight Filter Type : SPECTRAL FILTER
Dayl. Filt. Bandwidth [nm]: 7
Adjustable Attenuation : NO
Transmit Efficiency : 0.7
Receive Efficiency : 0.7
Date Installed : 2001-12-08
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : New CCD Camera.
: System has separate transmit
: path without transmit telescope
: (optics were removed 1991-09-21)
: The laser beam is directed to
: the satellite by an observer
: by either changing the last
: prism in the mount Coude path or
: by changing the mount position.
5. Laser System Information
5.01 Laser Type : ND:YAG
Number of Amplifiers : 2
Primary Wavelength [nm]: 1064
Primary Maximum Energy [mJ]: not used for laser ranging
Secondary Wavelength [nm]: 532
Secondary Max. Energy [mJ]: 50
Xmit Energy Adjustable : YES
Pulse Width (FWHM) [ps]: 40
Max. Repetition Rate [Hz]: 10
Fullw. Beam Divergence ["]: 80
Final Beam Diameter [m]: 0.020
Eyesafe : NO
Eyesafe Standard : ANSI 136.1
Date Installed : 1991-09-21
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : Laser pulse width was changed
from 100 ps to 40 ps 2000-02-28.
Beam divergence is 0.4 mrad,
full angle, 86% energy.
6. Receiver System
6.01.01 Primary Chain
Wavelength [nm]: 532
Detector Type : PMT
Manufacturer : Hamamatsu
Model : H 5023
Quantum Efficiency [%]: 10
Nominal Gain : 1E6
Rise Time [ps]: 600
Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: 160
Field of View ["]: 300
Date Installed : 1997-11-06
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Signal Processing : CFD
Manufacturer : Warsaw University of Technology
Model : B6
Date Installed : 1988-05-13
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Amplitude Measurement : NO
Return-rate Controlled: NO
Mode of Operation : Few to Multi Photons
Time of Flight Observ. : INTERVAL
Manufacturer : Warsaw University of Technology
Model : PS-500
Resolution [ps]: 20
Precision [ps]: 80
Date Installed : 1994-09-28
Date Removed : 2002-05-07
Additional Information : MULTI for low satellites;
FEW PHOTON for LAGEOS, high
satellites and WESTPAC,
signal is amplified respectively
with 10dB and 36dB of gain due
to discriminator threshold.
6.01.02 Primary Chain
Wavelength [nm]: 532
Detector Type : PMT
Manufacturer : Hamamatsu
Model : H 5023
Quantum Efficiency [%]: 10
Nominal Gain : 1E6
Rise Time [ps]: 600
Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: 160
Field of View ["]: 300
Date Installed : 1997-11-06
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Signal Processing : CFD
Manufacturer : Warsaw University of Technology
Model : B6
Date Installed : 1988-05-13
Date Removed : 2003-03-29
Amplitude Measurement : NO
Return-rate Controlled: NO
Mode of Operation : Few to Multi Photons
Time of Flight Observ. : INTERVAL
Manufacturer : STANFORD
Model : SR620
Resolution [ps]: 4
Precision [ps]: 22
Date Installed : 2002-05-07
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : MULTI for low satellites;
FEW PHOTON for LAGEOS, high
satellites and WESTPAC,
signal is amplified respectively
with 10dB and 36dB of gain due
to discriminator threshold.
6.01.03 Primary Chain
Wavelength [nm]: 532
Detector Type : PMT
Manufacturer : Hamamatsu
Model : H 5023
Quantum Efficiency [%]: 10
Nominal Gain : 1E6
Rise Time [ps]: 600
Jitter (Single PE)[ps]: 160
Field of View ["]: 300
Date Installed : 1997-11-06
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Signal Processing : CFD
Manufacturer : TENNELEC
Model : TC454
Date Installed : 2003-03-29
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Amplitude Measurement : NO
Return-rate Controlled: NO
Mode of Operation : Few to Multi Photons
Time of Flight Observ. : INTERVAL
Manufacturer : STANFORD
Model : SR620
Resolution [ps]: 4
Precision [ps]: 22
Date Installed : 2002-05-07
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
7. Tracking Capabilities
7.01 Satellites
Very Low Alt (<400 km) : NIGHT
Low Altitude (400-2000) : NIGHT
Lageos : NIGHT
GLONASS : NIGHT
Etalon : NIGHT
GPS : NIGHT
Moon : NO
Avge Pass Switch Time [s]: 60
Average values for Lageos
Single Shot RMS [mm]: 28
# of Obs per NP : 40
Use of Semi-trains : NO
# of Semi-train Tracks : N.A.
Range Gate Width [ns]: 300-30000
Beam Pointing Accuracy ["]: 10
Angle Encoder Resolution["]: 1.8
Min. Tracking Elev. [deg]: 20
Operation
Months per Year : 12
Days per Week : 7
Hours per Day : 8-16
Staff per Shift : 1
System Shared With : NOTHING
Time Allocated to SLR [%]: 100
Remotely Controllable : NO
Date First Applicable : 1998-07-01
Date Last Applicable : 2002-05-07
Additional Information : Min. tracking elevation in south
part is 0 deg.
Hours per day: summer-8 hours,
winter-16 hours.
7.02 Satellites
Very Low Alt (<400 km) : NIGHT
Low Altitude (400-2000) : NIGHT
Lageos : NIGHT
GLONASS : NIGHT
Etalon : NIGHT
GPS : NIGHT
Moon : NO
Avge Pass Switch Time [s]: 60
Average values for Lageos
Single Shot RMS [mm]: 23
# of Obs per NP : 20
Use of Semi-trains : NO
# of Semi-train Tracks : N.A.
Range Gate Width [ns]: 300-30000
Beam Pointing Accuracy ["]: 10
Angle Encoder Resolution["]: 1.8
Min. Tracking Elev. [deg]: 20
Operation
Months per Year : 12
Days per Week : 7
Hours per Day : 8-16
Staff per Shift : 1
System Shared With : NOTHING
Time Allocated to SLR [%]: 100
Remotely Controllable : NO
Date First Applicable : 2002-05-07
Date Last Applicable : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : Min. tracking elevation in south
part is 0 deg.
Hours per day: summer-8 hours,
winter-16 hours.
8. Calibration
8.01 Calibration Type : PRE+POST
Target Location : EXTERNAL
Target Type : FLAT SURFACE
Target Structure : METAL POLE
Target Distance [m]: 241.086
Date Measured : 1998-05-23
Accuracy (mm) [mm]: 2
Verification : one other target
Return-rate Controlled : NO
Mode of Operation : MULTI and FEW PHOTON
Average Cal Interval [min]: 30
Single Shot RMS [mm]: 26
Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.5 SIGMA
Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : N.A.
Application of Cal Data : AVERAGE
Date Installed : 1998-02-04
Date Removed : 2002-05-07
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
8.02 Calibration Type : PRE+POST
Target Location : EXTERNAL
Target Type : FLAT SURFACE
Target Structure : METAL POLE
Target Distance [m]: 241.086
Date Measured : 1998-05-23
Accuracy (mm) [mm]: 2
Verification : one other target
Return-rate Controlled : NO
Mode of Operation : MULTI and FEW PHOTON
Average Cal Interval [min]: 30
Single Shot RMS [mm]: 16
Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.5 SIGMA
Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : N.A.
Application of Cal Data : AVERAGE
Date Installed : 2002-05-07
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
9. Time and Frequency Standards
9.01.01 Frequency Standard Type : Cesium
Model : 5071A option 001
Manufacturer : HP
Short Term Stab. [e-12]: 5
Long Term Stab. [e-12]: 0.01
Time Reference : GPS
Synchronization : GPS
Epoch Accuracy [ns]: 200
Date Installed : 2001-12-08
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
9.01.02 Frequency Standard Type : Cesium
Model : EUDICS 3020
Manufacturer : Oscilloquartz
Short Term Stab. [e-12]: 20
Long Term Stab. [e-12]: 3
Time Reference : GPS
Synchronization : GPS
Epoch Accuracy [ns]: 200
Date Installed : 1997-03-18
Date Removed : 2001-12-07
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
9.02.01 GPS Timing Rcvr Model : TTS-2
Manufacturer : Borowiec Observatory
Date Installed : 1997-04-01
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
9.02.02 GPS Timing Rcvr Model : R-100/30
Manufacturer : 3S-Navigation
Date Installed : 1998-09-01
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : Both GPS Timing Receivers
are used for determination
of Borowiec UTC Time scale.
10. Preprocessing Information
10.01 On-site NP Generation : YES
Data Screening : IRV+POLYNOMIAL
Edit Criterion 1st Chain : ITERATIVE 2.5 SIGMA
Edit Criterion 2nd Chain : N.A.
Upload interval : about HOURLY - as reduced
Date First Applicable : 2000-05-12
Date Last Applicable : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
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11. Aircraft Detection
11.01 Detection Type : MOUNT OBSERVER
Date Installed : 1988-05-13
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
12. Meteorological Instrumentation
12.01.01 Pressure Sensor Model : PTB200A
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Recording Interval : PER PASS
Accuracy [mbar]: 0.2
Height Diff to SRP [m]: 0.6
Date Installed : 1998-07-01
Calibration Interval : EVERY FEW YEARS
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm UT)
Additional Information : Pressures are compared daily
against a second barometer.
12.02.01 Temp Sensor Model : HMP45D
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Recording Interval : PER PASS
Accuracy [deg C]: 0.2
Date Installed : 1998-07-01
Calibration Interval : EVERY FEW YEARS
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm UT)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
12.03.01 Humidity Sensor Model : HMP45D
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Recording Interval : PER PASS
Accuracy [% rel h]: 2
Date Installed : 1998-07-01
Calibration Interval : EVERY FEW YEARS
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm UT)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
13. Local Ties, Eccentricities, and Collocation Information
13.01 Collocated Permanent Geodetic Systems
GPS : IGS+EUREF
Date Installed : 1994-01-10
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
GLONASS : IGLOS
Date Installed : 1998-09-01
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
DORIS : NO
Date Installed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
PRARE : NO
Date Installed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
VLBI : NO
Date Installed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
Gravimeter : ABSOLUTE
Date Installed : temporary
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : twice per year
13.02.01 Local Ties from the SRP to Other Monuments or Systems on Site
Monument Name : BOR1
Instrumentation Type : GPS
Instrumentation Status : PERMANENT
DOMES Number : 12205M002
CDP Number : (XXXX)
Differential Components (ITRS)
dx [m]: 25.767 +- 0.003
dy [m]: -72.908 +- 0.003
dz [m]: -0.324 +- 0.003
Date Measured : 1994-01-10
Determined by : Space Research Centre
Date Installed : 1994-01-01
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
13.02.02 Local Ties from the SRP to Other Monuments or Systems on Site
Monument Name : BORG
Instrumentation Type : GLONASS
Instrumentation Status : PERMANENT
DOMES Number : 12205M004
CDP Number : (XXXX)
Differential Components (ITRS)
dx [m]: 36.241 +- 0.003
dy [m]: -82.331 +- 0.003
dz [m]: -5.802 +- 0.003
Date Measured : 1998-09-01
Determined by : Space Research Centre
Date Installed : 1998-09-01
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
13.02.03 Local Ties from the SRP to Other Monuments or Systems on Site
Monument Name : BORO
Instrumentation Type : GPS
Instrumentation Status : NON PERMANENT
DOMES Number : 12205M001
CDP Number : (XXXX)
Differential Components (ITRS)
dx [m]: 25.767 +- 0.003
dy [m]: -72.908 +- 0.003
dz [m]: -0.324 +- 0.003
Date Measured : 1994-01-10
Determined by : Space Research Centre
Date Installed : 1994-01-01
Date Removed : (yyyy-mm-dd)
Additional Information : EUREF 216; campaigns EUREF,
POLREF, BSL, EUVN.
14. Local Events Possibly Affecting Computed Position
14.01 Date : (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm UT)
Event : (EARTHQUAKE/CONSTRUCTION/etc)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
15. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information
Agency : Space Research Centre of PAS
Mailing Address : Astrogeodynamic Observatory
Borowiec, ul.Drapalka 4
62-035 Kornik, POLAND
Primary Contact
Contact Name : Dr Stanislaw Schillak
Telephone (primary) : +48-61-8170-187
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax : +48-61-8170-219
E-mail : sch@cbk.poznan.pl
Secondary Contact
Contact Name : Dr Jan Kazimierz Latka
Telephone (primary) : +48-22-8403-766 ext. 279, 325
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax : +48-22-8403-131
E-mail : jkl@cbk.waw.pl
Additional Information : Secondary Contact mailing address:
Space Research Centre of PAS
ul. Bartycka 18A
00-716 Warszawa, POLAND
16. Responsible Agency (if different from 15.)
Agency : (multiple lines)
Mailing Address : (multiple lines)
Primary Contact
Contact Name :
Telephone (primary) :
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail :
Secondary Contact
Contact Name :
Telephone (primary) :
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail :
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
17. More Information
URL for More Information : http://www.cbk.poznan.pl/
Hardcopy on File
Site Map : YES
Site Diagram : NO
Horizon Mask : NO
Monument Description : NO
Site Pictures : YES
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
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