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Appendix A: Ephemeris file formats
1.1 File formats
Common ephemeris formats are CCSDS OEM, NASA ITC format, or ILRS CPF. They provide additional information such as the used frame (e.g., EME2000, TEME, ITRF), interpolation method and order, and manoeuvre epochs. ILRS CPF files are used within the satellite laser ranging community for station predictions. Operators of laser ranging stations often prefer the ITRF frame to simplify the computation (as there is no need for any frame conversions).
1.1.1. Example CCSDS OEM
File extracted from the standard.
CCSDS_OEM_VERS = 2.0 CREATION_DATE = 1996-11-04T17:22:31 ORIGINATOR = NASA/JPL META_START OBJECT_NAME = MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR OBJECT_ID = 1996-062A CENTER_NAME = MARS BARYCENTER REF_FRAME = EME2000 TIME_SYSTEM = UTC START_TIME = 1996-12-28T21:29:07.267 USEABLE_START_TIME = 1996-12-28T22:08:02.5 USEABLE_STOP_TIME = 1996-12-30T01:18:02.5 STOP_TIME = 1996-12-30T01:28:02.267 INTERPOLATION = HERMITE INTERPOLATION_DEGREE = 7 META_STOP 1996-12-28T21:29:07.267 -2432.166 -063.042 1742.754 7.33702 -3.495867 -1.041945 1996-12-28T21:59:02.267 -2445.234 -878.141 1873.073 1.86043 -3.421256 -0.996366 1996-12-28T22:00:02.267 -2458.079 -683.858 2007.684 6.36786 -3.339563 -0.946654 ... 1996-12-30T01:28:02.267 2164.375 1115.811 -688.131 -3.53328 -2.88452 0.88535 COVARIANCE_START EPOCH = 1996-12-28T21:29:07.267 COV_REF_FRAME = EME2000 3.3313494e-04 4.6189273e-04 6.7824216e-04 -3.0700078e-04 -4.2212341e-04 3.2319319e-04 -3.3493650e-07 -4.6860842e-07 2.4849495e-07 4.2960228e-10 -2.2118325e-07 -2.8641868e-07 1.7980986e-07 2.6088992e-10 1.7675147e-10 -3.0413460e-07 -4.9894969e-07 3.5403109e-07 1.8692631e-10 1.0088625e-10 6.2244443e-10 EPOCH = 1996-12-29T21:00:00.000 COV_REF_FRAME = EME2000 3.4424505e-04 4.5078162e-04 6.8935327e-04 -3.0600067e-04 -4.1101230e-04 3.3420420e-04 -3.2382549e-07 -4.5750731e-07 2.3738384e-07 4.3071339e-10 -2.1007214e-07 -2.7530757e-07 1.6870875e-07 2.5077881e-10 1.8786258e-10 -3.0302350e-07 -4.8783858e-07 3.4302008e-07 1.7581520e-10 1.0077514e-10 6.2244443e-10 ... COVARIANCE_STOP
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