GEOSC Format

GEOSC for space-based RA/DEC

Column Description
1-7 Target Satellite ID
8-9 12 = Space Based tracker (AGI extension to format)
10 0 = time tagged at sensor receive time
1,2,3 not valid for SB angles in ODTK
11 3 = UTC time tag
12-16 Not used in ODTK - reserved for GB tracker ID
17-18 YY = year
19-21 DDD = day of year
22-26 SSSSS = time of day in integer seconds
27-32 FFFFFF = fraction of seconds
33 Not used
34 0 = MEME (Col 35 = 1, 2, or 3)
1 = TETE (Col 35 = 2 or 3)
2 = TEME (only with Col 35 = 3)
3 = ICRF (AGI extension to format)
35 0 = not set
1 = B1950.0
2 = Jan 0.0 of observation year
3 = Equinox and equator of date (instant of observation)
4 = J2000 standard equator and equinox
37-38 HH = integer hours for RA
39-40 MM = integer minutes for RA
41-45 SSSSS = SS.SSS = seconds for RA
46 Sign of DEC
47-48 DD = degrees of DEC
49-50 MM = minutes of DEC
51-54 SSSS = SS.SS = seconds of DEC
55 0 = annual aberration correction has been applied
1 = annual aberration correction has not been applied
56 Not used - reserved for parallactic refraction
57 0 = diurnal aberration correction has been applied
1 = diurnal aberration correction has not been applied
58-61 XXXX = standard deviation in RA (XX.XX arcsec)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults
62-65 XXXX = standard deviation in DEC (XX.XX arcsec)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults
69-73 Sensor satellite (SBSS, SBV) ID

GEOSC for range

Column Description
1-7 Target Satellite ID
8-9 21 = Range
10 0 = time tagged at sensor receive time
1 = time tagged at reflection from satellite
2 = time tagged at transmit time
11 3 = UTC time tag
12-16 GB tracker ID
17-18 YY = year
19-21 DDD = day of year
22-26 SSSSS = time of day in integer seconds
27-32 FFFFFF = fraction of seconds
33 Ionospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
34 Tropospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
35 Not used in ODTK, transponder correction indicator, default = 1 (not corrected)
36-45 Range, integer km
46-54 Range, fraction of km
55 0 = simplified speed of light 2.997925*10^8 m/sec (not used in ODTK)
3 = full speed of light 2.99792458*10^8 m/sec
56 Transponder type not used in ODTK (1 = coherent, assumed in ODTK)
57-61 GB tracker ID (repeated in ODTK)
62-68 Not used in ODTK - reserved for Temp, press, humid
69-73 XXXXX = standard deviation in range (XX.XXX meters)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults

GEOSC for space-based range

Column Description
1-7 Target Satellite ID
8-9 29 = Range
10 0 = time tagged at sensor receive time
1 = time tagged at reflection from satellite
2 = time tagged at transmit time
11 3 = UTC time tag
12-16 GB tracker ID - not used for space-based measurement
17-18 YY = year
19-21 DDD = day of year
22-26 SSSSS = time of day in integer seconds
27-32 FFFFFF = fraction of seconds
33 Ionospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
34 Tropospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
35 Not used in ODTK, transponder correction indicator, default = 1 (not corrected)
36-45 Range, integer km
46-54 Range, fraction of km
55 0 = simplified speed of light 2.997925*10^8 m/sec (not used in ODTK)
3 = full speed of light 2.99792458*10^8 m/sec
56 Transponder type not used in ODTK (1 = coherent, assumed in ODTK)
57-61 GB tracker ID - not used for space-based measurements
62-68 Space-based tracker ID
69-73 XXXXX = standard deviation in range (XX.XXX meters)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults.

GEOSC for range rate

Column Description
1-7 Target Satellite ID
8-9 34 = Doppler reported as Range Rate; 38 = one-way Doppler reported as Range Rate
10 0 = time tagged at sensor receive time
1 = time tagged at reflection from satellite
2 = time tagged at transmit time
11 3 = UTC time tag
12-16 GB tracker ID
17-18 YY = year
19-21 DDD = day of year
22-26 SSSSS = time of day in integer seconds
27-32 FFFFFF = fraction of seconds
33 Ionospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
34 Tropospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
35 Not used in ODTK, type of mount, default = 3 (Az-El)
36-42 Doppler count interval XXXXX.XX sec
43-49 Range rate integer portion in meters/sec
50-55 Range rate fractional portion in meters/sec
56 0 = simplified speed of light 2.997925*10^8 m/sec (not used in ODTK)
3 = full speed of light 2.99792458*10^8 m/sec
57-61 GB tracker ID (repeated in ODTK)
62-68 Not used in ODTK - reserved for Temp, press, humid
69-73 XXXXX = standard deviation in range rate (XXX.XX mm/sec)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults

GEOSC for ground-based azimuth and elevation

Column Description
1-7 Target Satellite ID
8-9 71 = Azimuth / elevation
10 Not used in ODTK, all GB angles treated as time tagged at reflection from satellite
11 3 = UTC time tag
12-16 GB tracker ID
17-18 YY = year
19-21 DDD = day of year
22-26 SSSSS = time of day in integer seconds
27-32 FFFFFF = fraction of seconds
33 Not used in ODTK, ionospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
34 Tropospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
35 Not used
36-38 AAA = integer degrees of azimuth
39-40 MM = arc minutes of azimuth
41-45 SSSSS = SS.SSS = arc seconds of azimuth
46 Sign of elevation
47-48 DD = degrees of elevation
49-50 MM = minutes of elevation
51-54 SSSS = SS.SS = seconds of elevation
55-57 Not used - reserved for parallactic refraction
58-61 XXXX = standard deviation in azimuth (XX.XX arcminutes)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults
62-65 XXXX = standard deviation in elevation (XX.XX arcminutes)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults

GEOSC for ground-based RA/DEC

Column Description
1-7 Target Satellite ID
8-9 10 = ground-based tracker
10 0 = time tagged at sensor receive time
1,2,3 not valid for SB angles in ODTK
11 3 = UTC time tag
12-16 Not used in ODTK - reserved for GB radar ID
17-18 YY = year
19-21 DDD = day of year
22-26 SSSSS = time of day in integer seconds
27-32 FFFFFF = fraction of seconds
33 Not used
34 0 = MEME (Col 35 = 1, 2, or 3)
1 = TETE (Col 35 = 2 or 3)
2 = TEME (only with Col 35 = 3)
3 = ICRF (AGI extension to format)
35 0 = not set
1 = B1950.0
2 = Jan 0.0 of observation year
3 = Equinox and equator of date (instant of observation)
4 = J2000 standard equator and equinox
37-38 HH = integer hours for RA
39-40 MM = integer minutes for RA
41-45 SSSSS = SS.SSS = seconds for RA
46 Sign of DEC
47-48 DD = degrees of DEC
49-50 MM = minutes of DEC
51-54 SSSS = SS.SS = seconds of DEC
55 0 = annual aberration correction has been applied
1 = annual aberration correction has not been applied
56 Not used - reserved for parallactic refraction
57 0 = diurnal aberration correction has been applied
1 = diurnal aberration correction has not been applied (not used in ODTK for GB angles trackers)
58-61 XXXX = standard deviation in RA (XX.XX arcsec)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults
62-65 XXXX = standard deviation in DEC (XX.XX arcsec)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults
69-73 GB Tracker ID

GEOSC for ground-based X/Y angles

Column Description
1-7 Target Satellite ID
8-9 60 = X/Y East-West, 64 = X/Y North-South
10 Not used in ODTK, all GB angles treated as time tagged at reflection from satellite
11 3 = UTC time tag
12-16 GB tracker ID
17-18 YY = year
19-21 DDD = day of year
22-26 SSSSS = time of day in integer seconds
27-32 FFFFFF = fraction of seconds
33 Not used in ODTK, ionospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
34 Tropospheric correction indicator, default = 0 (corrected)
35 Not used
36 Sign of X
37-38 AA = integer degrees of X
39-40 MM = arc minutes of X
41-45 SSSSS = SS.SSS = arc seconds of X
46 Sign of Y
47-48 DD = degrees of Y
49-50 MM = minutes of Y
51-54 SSSS = SS.SS = seconds of elevation
55-57 Not used - reserved for parallactic refraction
58-61 XXXX = standard deviation in X (XX.XX arcminutes)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults
62-65 XXXX = standard deviation in Y (XX.XX arcminutes)
Zero will result in ODTK using sensor defaults