GEODETIC

                                                                                
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GEODETIC            6378145.0      298.255                                      
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COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
1-8     A8     GEODETIC - Specifies Earth                                       
               ellipsoid parameters for stations                                
               which follow.                                                    
                                                                                
21-35   D15.6  Earth semi-major axis in meters. [NOTE 1]          0.        M   
                                                                                
36-50   D15.6  Inverse of the flattening (1/f) of the             0.            
               earth. [NOTE 1]                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
NOTES:                                                                          
                                                                                
 [1]    Defaults will be obtained in the following order:                       
                                                                                
             Default values built into GEODYN IIS                               
             Values obtained from Gravity Model File                            
             Values obtained from EARTH card                                    
             Values from GEODETIC card                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
UNITS:  KM =Kilometers; M  =Meters    ; S  =Seconds    ; M/S=Meters per second  
        DEG=Degrees   ; RAD=Radians   ; AS =Arc seconds; MAS=Milli-arc seconds  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED:  Default values from gravity file on UNIT 12 or from an        
                  earth option card will apply.

APR 1997

9704.0

STATION POSITION SUBGROUP



Patrick Dahiroc
1998-09-10