LRARC

                                                                                
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
LRARC 17 5 5 5                                                                  
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
                                                                                
                                                                                
COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
1-6     A6        Requests input of laser retro-reflector                       
                  range corrections on UNIT 8 [NOTE 1]                          
                  (Currently, only applies to TOPEX)                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
7-8     I2        Number of incidence angles for which                  17      
                  information is available on UNIT 8                            
                                                                                
9-10    I2        Maximum Order of Fourier Coefficients for                     
                  X-coordinates                                         5       
                                                                                
11-12   I2        Maximum Order of Fourier Coefficients for                     
                  Y-coordinates                                         5       
                                                                                
13-14   I2        Number of Station Detector Types in Range                     
                  Correction Tables                                     14      
                                                                                
NOTE 1:    This corrects the observation from the reflecting corner cube        
           back to a fixed point on the spacecraft.  It is also station         
           dependent and is tied to the laser tracking station detector         
           type specified on the INSTRMNT card. This must be used in            
           conjunction with the OFFSET and CGMASS cards to get the              
           complete range correction from the corner cube to the                
           spacecraft CG.                                                       
                                                                                
           Currently, this option can only be used for the TOPEX                
           satellite.                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED: No lra range corrections will be read or used.
JAN 1986

8505.0

GLOBAL SET



Patrick Dahiroc
1998-09-10