Message-ID: <068CC65B1509FA4D89CB2E7509C5E7B97FBA4A@cluwsh03.gold.rtgold.nima.mil> From: "Slater, James A. " To: "'iglosmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov'" Subject: [IGLOSMAIL-724] Satellite Number Designations for New GLONASS Satellites Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:38:23 -0500 Sender: owner-iglosmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGLOS Electronic Mail 24 Mar 12:39:25 PST 2003 Message Number 724 ****************************************************************************** Author: Jim Slater As has been the case in the past, there is some confusion about the different satellite number designations for the newest three GLONASS satellites. Here is a summary of the different numbering and identification schemes for these latest satellites: GLONASS Cosmos Orbit Plane/ Frequency Univ. of Leeds Number Number Slot Number Channel GLONASS Number 791 2394 3/22 10 89 792 2395 3/21 5 90 793 2396 3/23 11 91 In addition, the IGLOS Pilot Project has requested that the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) begin tracking Leeds GLONASS Number 89 and stop tracking Leeds GLONASS Number 86 (Plane 1/Slot 6). The ILRS will continue to track Leeds GLONASS Numbers 84 (Plane 3/Slot 17) and 87 (Plane 1/Slot 3). ............................................................................ ................ JIM SLATER (301)227-4549 Fax: (301)227-2837 E-mail: slaterj@nima.mil NIMA, PPSC, MS D-68, 4600 Sangamore Rd., Bethesda, MD 20816-5003, U.S.A. "Discovery consists of seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought" -Albert Szent-Gyorgi