Creator: CDDIS
Keywords: Geodetics

Data at a Glance

Description

Predicted satellite orbits for Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) tracking of satellites equipped with corner cube retroreflectors. SLR stations download these prediction files and coordinate tracking schedules for satellite acquisition. The predicted orbit files typically contain orbit information for multiple days and are issued on a daily or sub-daily basis.

Product Summary

Platforms

ADEOS-I ,

ADEOS-II ,

AJISAI ,

ALOS ,

ANDE CASTOR ,

ANDE POLLUX ,

ANDE-RR ACTIVE ,

BE-C ,

BLITS ,

CHAMP ,

Compass-M1 ,

CRYOSAT-1 ,

CRYOSAT-2 ,

DIADEM-1C ,

DIADEM-1D ,

ENVISAT ,

ERS-1 ,

ERS-2 ,

ETALON-1 ,

ETALON-2 ,

ETS-8 ,

GEOS-1 ,

GEOS-2 ,

GEOS-3 ,

GFO-1 ,

GFZ-1 ,

GIOVE-A ,

GIOVE-B ,

GLONASS ,

GOCE ,

GP-B ,

GPS-35 ,

GPS-36 ,

GRACE ,

GRACE-B ,

GROUND STATIONS ,

HY2-A ,

ICESat ,

JASON-1 ,

OSTM/JASON-2 ,

KOMPSAT-1 ,

LAGEOS-1 ,

LAGEOS-2 ,

LARETS ,

LRO ,

Meteor 2-21 ,

Meteor-2 ,

Meteor-3 ,

Meteor-3M ,

MSTI-2 ,

OICETS ,

PROBA-2 ,

QZSS ,

RADIOASTRON ,

RESURS-O1 ,

SEASAT 1 ,

SOHLA-1 ,

STARLETTE ,

STELLA ,

STSAT-2A ,

STSAT-2B ,

SUNSAT ,

TIPS ,

TIPS-NORTON ,

TIPS-RALPH ,

TOPEX/POSEIDON ,

WESTPAC ,

ZEIA

Instruments

SLR ,

LASER TRACKING SITE

Projects

ILRS

Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location

GLOBAL

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

1998-01-01 to Present

Data Partner

Crustal Dynamics Data Information System, Geodesy and Geophysics Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (CDDIS)

Concept ID

C1000000025-CDDIS

Data State

ACTIVE

Number of Files/Granules

113520

Processing Level

Published

1998-01-01

Science Keywords

Geodetics

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS). (1998). Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Predictions from NASA CDDIS [Data set]. NASA Crustal Dynamics Data Information System. https://doi.org/10.5067/SLR/SLR_PREDICTIONS_001 Date Accessed: 2026-11-14

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

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