Delivered-To: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Message-Id: Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:57:21 -0700 To: Bill Kuo , John Dow , farias@bipm.org (Felicitas Arias), Yoaz.E.Bar-Sever@jpl.nasa.gov, beck@NRCan.gc.ca (Norm Beck), beutler@aiub.unibe.ch (Gerhard Beutler), gblewitt@unr.edu (Geoff Blewitt), Henno.Boomkamp@esa.int, claude.boucher@espace.gouv.fr, cbpro@club-internet.fr, "Caissy, Mark" , capitain@danof.obspm.fr (Nicole Capitaine), Remi Ferland , gend@gfz-potsdam.de (Gerd Gendt), Manuel Hernandez Pajares , Hugentobler Urs , Angelyn.W.Moore@jpl.nasa.gov, ruth.e.neilan@jpl.nasa.gov, Carey Noll , Chris Rizos , rothacher@gfz-potsdam.de (Markus Rothacher), Tilo Schoene , Ken.Senior@nrl.navy.mil, rweber@mars.hg.tuwien.ac.at, RWONNACOTT , James.F.Zumberge@jpl.nasa.gov, serafin@ucar.edu (Bob Serafin, NCAR), rocken@ucar.edu (Chris Rocken), anthes@ucar.edu, Anthony.J.Mannucci@jpl.nasa.gov, afreeman@mail.jpl.nasa.gov, John LaBrecque , "Miller, Jj (HQ-CA000)" From: "Ruth E. Neilan" Subject: [IGSMAIL-5341]: Congratulation to the COSMIC Team - Successful Launch! Cc: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov, ggos@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 15 Apr 07:57:38 PDT 2006 Message Number 5341 ****************************************************************************** Author: Ruth Neilan Dear colleagues - The COSMIC constellation of six satellites launched successfully yesterday from Vandenberg Airforce base in California. Congratulations to the entire COSMIC team and special regards to Bill Kuo, a new IGS Governing Board member and the Director of the COSMIC Program Office at UCAR. Here are a few links to keep you informed of this exciting mission: http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060414_cosmic_mino_launch.html http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/ http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml COSMIC AT-A-GLANCE (taken from the COSMIC home page) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: COSMIC - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere & Climate FORMOSAT-3 - Taiwan's Formosa Satellite Mission #3 What: GPS/MET research - meteorological data collection, using the Global Positioning System Purpose: To gain inexpensive vertical profiles of temperature and moisture across the globe with high spatial and temporal resolution How: By intercepting GPS signals with a satellite-based receiver and inferring the deviations in each signal's straight-line path caused by temperature and moisture gradients All the best - Ruth cc: IGS Mail, GGOS Mail -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ IGS Central Bureau International GNSS Service - Formerly International GPS Service Jet Propulsion Laboratory tel: 818-354-8330, fax: 818-393-6686, mobile: 626-975-1136 http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^