Table 6.2.11. Orbital characteristics for satellites used in JGM1 and JGM2.
Satellite |
a (km) |
e |
Inclination (° ) |
Perigee Height (km) |
Mean Motion (rev/d) |
Primary Resonant Period (d) |
Data Type |
ATS6 |
41867 |
.0010 |
0.9 |
35781 |
1.01 |
92.8 |
SST |
Peole |
7006 |
.0162 |
15.0 |
515 |
14.82 |
2.1 |
L |
Courier1B |
7469 |
.0174 |
28.3 |
989 |
13.46 |
3.8 |
O |
Vanguard2 |
8298 |
.1648 |
32.9 |
562 |
11.49 |
2.7 |
O |
Vanguard2RB |
8496 |
.1832 |
32.9 |
562 |
11.09 |
294.3 |
O |
DID |
7622 |
.0842 |
39.5 |
589 |
13.05 |
8.4 |
O,L |
DIC |
7341 |
.0526 |
40.0 |
587 |
13.81 |
2.5 |
O,L |
BEC |
7507 |
.0252 |
41.2 |
902 |
13.35 |
5.6 |
O,L |
Telstar1 |
9669 |
.2421 |
44.8 |
951 |
9.13 |
14.9 |
O |
Echo1RB |
7966 |
.0121 |
47.2 |
1501 |
12.21 |
11.9 |
O |
Starlette |
7331 |
.0200 |
49.8 |
785 |
13.83 |
2.8 |
L |
Ajisai |
7870 |
.0010 |
50.0 |
1487 |
12.43 |
3.2 |
L |
Anna1B |
7501 |
.0070 |
51.5 |
1076 |
13.37 |
4.8 |
O |
GEOS1 |
8075 |
.0725 |
59.3 |
1108 |
11.96 |
7.0 |
O,L |
ETALON1 |
25501 |
.0007 |
64.9 |
19121 |
2.13 |
7.9 |
L |
TOPEX/POSEIDON |
7716 |
.0004 |
66.0 |
1342 |
12.80 |
3.2 |
L,D |
Transit4A |
7322 |
.0079 |
66.8 |
806 |
13.85 |
3.5 |
O |
Injun1 |
7316 |
.0076 |
66.8 |
895 |
13.87 |
3.8 |
O |
Secor5 |
8151 |
.0801 |
69.2 |
1140 |
11.79 |
3.4 |
O |
BEB |
7354 |
.0143 |
79.7 |
902 |
13.76 |
3.0 |
O |
OGO2 |
7341 |
.0739 |
87.4 |
425 |
13.79 |
3.8 |
O |
OSCAR14 |
7448 |
.0030 |
89.2 |
1042 |
13.50 |
2.2 |
Dp |
OSCAR7 |
7411 |
.0242 |
89.7 |
848 |
13.60 |
3.2 |
Dp |
5BN2 |
7462 |
.0058 |
90.0 |
1063 |
13.46 |
2.4 |
O |
NOVA |
7559 |
.0010 |
90.0 |
1123 |
13.20 |
6.3 |
Dp |
Midas4 |
9995 |
.0121 |
95.8 |
1505 |
8.69 |
3.0 |
O |
SPOT2 |
7208 |
.0015 |
98.7 |
840 |
14.17 |
6.2 |
D |
GEOS2 |
7711 |
.0308 |
105.8 |
1114 |
12.82 |
5.7 |
O,L |
SEASAT |
7171 |
.0010 |
108.0 |
812 |
14.29 |
3.1 |
O,L,R,A |
GEOSAT |
7169 |
.0010 |
108.0 |
754 |
14.30 |
3.0 |
Dp,A |
LAGEOS |
12273 |
.0010 |
109.9 |
5827 |
6.39 |
2.7 |
L |
GEOS3 |
7226 |
.0010 |
114.9 |
841 |
14.13 |
4.5 |
L,A,SST |
OVI2 |
8317 |
.1835 |
144.3 |
415 |
11.45 |
2.2 |
O |
Key: L = Laser, Dp = TRANET/OPNET Doppler, O = Optical, D = DORIS, R = Radar, A = Altimetry,
SST = sat-to-sat range rate
Table 7.3.41. Comparison of ocean tidal terms from the GEMT3-derived tidal model PGS4846X and EGM96. PGS4846X uncertainties are from the GEMT3 solution.
Tide Line |
PGS4846X |
EGM96 |
||||||||
l |
q |
amplitude |
s (cm) |
phase |
s (° ) |
amplitude |
s (cm) |
phase |
s (° ) |
|
Mm |
2 |
0 |
0.84 |
±0.27 |
260.1 |
±18.6 |
0.90 |
±0.13 |
259.2 |
±7.9 |
3 |
0 |
0.97 |
0.59 |
37.8 |
34.6 |
0.33 |
0.22 |
59.1 |
37.6 |
|
Sa |
2 |
0 |
2.65 |
0.29 |
26.3 |
6.8 |
2.55 |
0.17 |
40.0 |
3.9 |
3 |
0 |
5.17 |
0.52 |
313.9 |
5.8 |
2.59 |
0.26 |
290.2 |
5.4 |
|
Mf |
2 |
0 |
2.05 |
0.28 |
240.4 |
7.8 |
2.05 |
0.16 |
250.0 |
4.4 |
3 |
0 |
0.44 |
0.69 |
337.1 |
84.8 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
289.9 |
63.5 |
|
4 |
0 |
0.52 |
|
99.1 |
|
1.42 |
0.88 |
124.4 |
35.7 |
|
5 |
0 |
0.48 |
|
239.7 |
|
0.39 |
0.28 |
182.3 |
40.0 |
|
Ssa |
2 |
0 |
1.61 |
0.30 |
255.9 |
10.8 |
1.48 |
0.14 |
275.6 |
5.2 |
3 |
0 |
0.53 |
0.51 |
54.1 |
55.3 |
0.88 |
0.24 |
100.2 |
15.2 |
|
K1 |
2 |
1 |
2.78 |
0.12 |
325.1 |
2.6 |
2.83 |
0.11 |
319.4 |
2.3 |
3 |
1 |
0.79 |
0.09 |
13.6 |
6.9 |
0.95 |
0.05 |
33.5 |
2.8 |
|
4 |
1 |
2.39 |
0.17 |
257.2 |
4.2 |
2.30 |
0.09 |
257.1 |
2.3 |
|
5 |
1 |
2.23 |
0.20 |
107.8 |
4.9 |
1.92 |
0.06 |
114.0 |
1.8 |
|
6 |
1 |
0.17 |
|
275.5 |
|
0.26 |
0.28 |
274.1 |
60.3 |
|
O1 |
2 |
1 |
2.70 |
0.11 |
314.5 |
2.4 |
2.73 |
0.08 |
314.8 |
1.7 |
3 |
1 |
1.37 |
0.13 |
79.5 |
5.6 |
1.57 |
0.05 |
83.7 |
1.7 |
|
4 |
1 |
1.84 |
0.18 |
282.5 |
5.4 |
1.76 |
0.10 |
274.5 |
3.0 |
|
5 |
1 |
1.59 |
0.18 |
121.6 |
6.6 |
1.21 |
0.06 |
115.2 |
3.0 |
|
6 |
1 |
0.18 |
|
284.2 |
|
0.33 |
0.27 |
323.2 |
47.4 |
|
P1 |
2 |
1 |
0.97 |
0.13 |
313.9 |
7.5 |
0.98 |
0.08 |
316.3 |
4.9 |
3 |
1 |
0.38 |
0.09 |
6.5 |
14.5 |
0.27 |
0.05 |
30.0 |
10.4 |
|
4 |
1 |
0.84 |
0.18 |
256.1 |
12.1 |
0.75 |
0.06 |
262.2 |
5.2 |
|
5 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.20 |
122.9 |
14.3 |
0.47 |
0.06 |
114.5 |
7.5 |
|
Q1 |
2 |
1 |
0.53 |
|
313.7 |
|
0.59 |
0.08 |
321.8 |
7.9 |
3 |
1 |
0.32 |
|
104.2 |
|
0.20 |
0.05 |
98.3 |
14.8 |
|
4 |
1 |
0.29 |
|
288.1 |
|
0.40 |
0.08 |
278.1 |
11.5 |
|
5 |
1 |
0.22 |
|
112.3 |
|
0.26 |
0.07 |
126.5 |
15.7 |
|
K2 |
2 |
2 |
0.34 |
0.04 |
315.9 |
6.6 |
0.27 |
0.03 |
327.5 |
5.5 |
3 |
2 |
0.19 |
0.04 |
188.5 |
8.0 |
0.18 |
0.01 |
184.3 |
3.3 |
|
4 |
2 |
0.15 |
0.04 |
105.5 |
14.1 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
120.8 |
8.7 |
|
5 |
2 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
90.3 |
27.1 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
58.0 |
17.0 |
|
6 |
2 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
358.3 |
50.0 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
11.1 |
61.0 |
|
M2 |
2 |
2 |
3.31 |
0.04 |
321.1 |
0.7 |
3.27 |
0.03 |
321.9 |
0.6 |
3 |
2 |
0.25 |
0.05 |
155.8 |
11.2 |
0.27 |
0.02 |
167.4 |
3.6 |
|
4 |
2 |
0.98 |
0.04 |
125.8 |
2.3 |
1.05 |
0.03 |
130.0 |
1.6 |
|
5 |
2 |
0.31 |
0.03 |
15.2 |
5.3 |
0.29 |
0.01 |
10.9 |
2.3 |
|
6 |
2 |
0.39 |
0.04 |
317.2 |
6.4 |
0.44 |
0.03 |
329.3 |
4.3 |
|
7 |
2 |
0.09 |
|
199.2 |
|
0.13 |
0.01 |
198.9 |
5.2 |
|
8 |
2 |
0.13 |
|
214.3 |
|
0.16 |
0.03 |
193.0 |
12.1 |
|
S2 |
2 |
2 |
0.78 |
0.02 |
301.0 |
2.9 |
0.76 |
0.03 |
304.1 |
2.3 |
3 |
2 |
0.29 |
0.03 |
223.1 |
6.3 |
0.28 |
0.02 |
222.4 |
3.1 |
|
4 |
2 |
0.36 |
0.04 |
94.0 |
5.9 |
0.38 |
0.02 |
102.3 |
2.7 |
|
5 |
2 |
0.16 |
0.03 |
17.0 |
11.3 |
0.15 |
0.01 |
22.5 |
4.4 |
|
6 |
2 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
276.8 |
13.3 |
0.15 |
0.02 |
287.0 |
6.7 |
|
7 |
2 |
0.04 |
|
142.6 |
|
0.03 |
0.01 |
105.6 |
16.1 |
|
N2 |
2 |
2 |
0.69 |
0.06 |
334.3 |
4.7 |
0.65 |
0.03 |
335.8 |
2.9 |
3 |
2 |
0.10 |
0.05 |
152.2 |
30.0 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
169.4 |
11.1 |
|
4 |
2 |
0.23 |
0.04 |
140.2 |
10.2 |
0.24 |
0.02 |
143.7 |
5.9 |
|
5 |
2 |
0.08 |
0.03 |
354.5 |
23.0 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
0.6 |
6.8 |
|
6 |
2 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
358.0 |
36.7 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
|
T2 |
2 |
2 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
321.1 |
49.1 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
294.7 |
41.9 |
3 |
2 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
340.9 |
80.0 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
328.2 |
36.2 |
|
4 |
2 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
149.9 |
45.5 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
135.0 |
46.4 |
|
5 |
2 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
57.0 |
25.5 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
29.1 |
11.7 |
|
6 |
2 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
183.0 |
64.8 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
275.0 |
43.6 |
Table 7.3.42. Comparison of ocean tidal resonant terms: updated altimeter-derived model [Schrama and Ray 1994; Ray, private communication, 1997] vs. the EGM96 dynamic solution.
Tide Line |
Altimetric |
EGM96 Dynamic |
||||||||
l |
q |
amp. |
s (cm) |
phase |
s (° ) |
amp. |
s (cm) |
phase |
s (° ) |
|
K1 |
2 |
1 |
3.00 |
|
317.57 |
|
2.83 |
±0.11 |
319.4 |
±2.3 |
3 |
1 |
0.98 |
|
34.26 |
|
0.95 |
0.05 |
33.5 |
2.8 |
|
4 |
1 |
2.08 |
|
254.10 |
|
2.30 |
0.09 |
257.1 |
2.3 |
|
O1 |
2 |
1 |
2.59 |
|
313.91 |
|
2.73 |
0.08 |
314.8 |
1.7 |
3 |
1 |
1.36 |
|
84.27 |
|
1.57 |
0.05 |
83.7 |
1.7 |
|
4 |
1 |
1.51 |
|
279.96 |
|
1.76 |
0.10 |
274.5 |
3.0 |
|
M2 |
2 |
2 |
3.23 |
|
320.62 |
|
3.27 |
0.03 |
321.8 |
0.6 |
3 |
2 |
0.30 |
|
168.99 |
|
0.27 |
0.02 |
167.4 |
3.6 |
|
4 |
2 |
1.06 |
|
130.20 |
|
1.05 |
0.03 |
130.0 |
1.6 |
|
S2 |
2* |
2* |
1.24 |
|
318.09 |
|
0.76 |
0.03 |
304.1 |
2.3 |
3 |
2 |
0.30 |
|
205.69 |
|
0.28 |
0.02 |
222.4 |
3.1 |
|
4* |
2* |
0.37 |
|
106.46 |
|
0.38 |
0.02 |
102.3 |
2.7 |
|
N2 |
2 |
2 |
0.70 |
|
330.49 |
|
0.65 |
0.03 |
335.9 |
2.9 |
3 |
2 |
0.11 |
|
172.64 |
|
0.08 |
0.02 |
169.4 |
11.1 |
|
4 |
2 |
0.24 |
|
141.35 |
|
0.24 |
0.02 |
143.7 |
5.9 |
* The EGM96 dynamic solution for these terms includes the S2 atmospheric tide.