The International DORIS Service July 2003 – December 2005 report
The International DORIS Service July 2003 – December 2005 report
The International DORIS Service July 2003 – December 2005 report
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IDS Report <strong>–</strong> <strong>July</strong> <strong>2003</strong> to <strong>December</strong> <strong>2005</strong> 22<br />
could not be recovered between 1990 and 1992, due to computer and data format limitations.<br />
With the exception of this time period, all <strong>DORIS</strong>-equipped satellites have provided continuous<br />
data to the IDS data centers. Please note the large increase in the number of <strong>DORIS</strong> satellites<br />
around mid-2002.<br />
Figure 9. <strong>DORIS</strong> observations available at the IDS Data Centers (April 2006).<br />
A <strong>DORIS</strong> (and CERTO) receiver dedicated to global ionospheric measurements should fly on-<br />
board STPSAT1 (Plasma Physics and Space Systems Development Divisions, Naval Research<br />
Laboratory) by the end of 2006 (launch scheduled November 2006).<br />
<strong>The</strong>re won’t be any new launch before 2008:<br />
- Jason-2/OSTM: June 2008<br />
- CryoSat-2: March 2009<br />
- Alti-KA: June 2009