MADR00ESP Site Information Form (site log)
International GNSS Service
See Instructions at:
https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt
0. Form
Prepared by (full name) : UNAVCO Network Engineer (ggn-ops@postal.unavco.org)
Date Prepared : 2023-01-09
Report Type : UPDATE
If Update:
Previous Site Log : madr00esp_20210720.log
Modified/Added Sections : 3.17, 3.18, 11
1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument
Site Name : Madrid Deep Space Tracking Station
Four Character ID : MADR
Monument Inscription : None
IERS DOMES Number : 13407S012
CDP Number : 115
Monument Description : 2 Brass brackets
Height of the Monument : 0.203 m
Monument Foundation : Roof mounted
Foundation Depth : 5.15 m
Marker Description : DIVOT
Date Installed : 1989-01-01T00:00Z
Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc)
Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/SEDIMENTARY)
Bedrock Condition : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED)
Fracture Spacing : (0 cm/1-10 cm/11-50 cm/51-200 cm/over 200 cm)
Fault zones nearby : (YES/NO/Name of the zone)
Distance/activity : (multiple lines)
Additional Information : The subsurface is composed of granite and thin
: layers of sandy soil. Solid granite bedrock
: occurs at depths of three to nine meters.
: Varying layers of soft granite and fractured
: granite occur between surface material and
: bedrock. The area is undergoing a phase of
: active erosion.
: Geological information from "NASA Space Geodesy
: Program Memorandum 4482" p277.
2. Site Location Information
City or Town : Robledo
State or Province : N/A
Country : Spain
Tectonic Plate : EURASIAN
Approximate Position (ITRF)
X coordinate (m) : 4849202.394
Y coordinate (m) : -360328.993
Z coordinate (m) : 4114913.186
Latitude (N is +) : +402544.98
Longitude (E is +) : -0041458.77
Elevation (m,ellips.) : 829.5
Additional Information : Site is located on JPL's Madrid Tracking
: station which is south of Madrid, Spain near
: Robledo
: The reference frame is ITRF2000.
: The epoch is January 1, 2004.
3. GNSS Receiver Information
3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : UNKN
Firmware Version : 4.1
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg
Date Installed : 1989-12-15T00:00Z
Date Removed : 1992-04-15T00:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Date Removed is an approximate and
: will need to be verified.
3.2 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : UNKN
Firmware Version : 6.9
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg
Date Installed : 1992-04-15T00:00Z
Date Removed : 1992-06-15T00:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Date Removed is an approximate and
: will need to be verified.
3.3 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : UNKN
Firmware Version : 7.1
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg
Date Installed : 1992-06-15T00:00Z
Date Removed : 1994-02-04T00:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Date Removed is an approximate and
: will need to be verified.
3.4 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : UNKN
Firmware Version : 7.6
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg
Date Installed : 1994-02-04T00:00Z
Date Removed : 1996-10-03T00:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Date Removed is an approximate and
: will need to be verified.
3.5 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : UNKN
Firmware Version : 7.8
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg
Date Installed : 1996-10-03T00:00Z
Date Removed : 1999-08-18T07:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Rogue receiver has been permanently turned off.
3.6 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP03574
Firmware Version : CC00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg
Date Installed : 2000-06-30T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2014-01-15T19:14Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : samplerate - 1s
: offload format - soc
: conversion to 30s - soc2rnx
3.7 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.5.3
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2014-01-15T19:15Z
Date Removed : 2014-03-20T20:50Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.8 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.5.5
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2014-03-20T20:52Z
Date Removed : 2014-10-27T16:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : L1 center = 1573
3.9 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.5.7b0
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2014-10-27T16:30Z
Date Removed : 2015-01-22T18:03Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : L1 center = 1573
: SBAS off
3.10 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.5.8b0-12-52e9
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2015-01-22T18:04Z
Date Removed : 2015-09-01T16:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : L1 center = 1573
: SBAS off
3.11 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.6.3
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2015-09-01T16:31Z
Date Removed : 2016-03-23T17:23Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : L1 center = 1573
: SBAS off
3.12 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.6.4
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2016-03-23T17:30Z
Date Removed : 2018-08-23T19:33Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : L1 center = 1573
: SBAS off
: QZSS off
3.13 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.7.2
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2018-08-23T19:45Z
Date Removed : 2019-05-28T19:19Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.14 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.7.6
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2019-05-28T19:19Z
Date Removed : 2020-04-07T00:20Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.15 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 3.7.9
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2020-04-07T00:20Z
Date Removed : 2021-03-23T20:52Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.16 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+QZSS
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 4.0.02
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2021-03-23T20:52Z
Date Removed : 2021-07-15T22:34Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.17 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+QZSS
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 4.1.01
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2021-07-15T22:34Z
Date Removed : 2021-09-27T23:59Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Disabled BDS tracking.
3.18 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL
Serial Number : 01326
Firmware Version : 4.1.01
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2021-09-28T00:00Z
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions)
Satellite System : (GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+QZSS+IRNSS+SBAS)
Serial Number : (A20, but note the first A5 is used in SINEX)
Firmware Version : (A11)
Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg)
Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ)
Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ)
Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
4. GNSS Antenna Information
4.1 Antenna Type : JPLD/M_R DOME
Serial Number : UNKN
Antenna Reference Point : BCR
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : DOME
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number)
Antenna Cable Length : (m)
Date Installed : 1989-12-15T00:00Z
Date Removed : 1996-09-25T00:00Z
Additional Information : Antenna is mounted on the Roof of the SPC-60
: Date Removed is an approximate and
: will need to be verified.
4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE
Serial Number : 404-B
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : NONE
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number)
Antenna Cable Length : (m)
Date Installed : 1996-09-25T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2003-09-10T00:00Z
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
4.3 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE
Serial Number : 4046
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : NONE
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number)
Antenna Cable Length : (m)
Date Installed : 2003-09-10T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2003-10-29T00:00Z
Additional Information : model number: 7490575
: Date Removed is an approximate and
: will need to be verified.
4.4 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE
Serial Number : 404-B
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : NONE
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number)
Antenna Cable Length : (m)
Date Installed : 2003-10-29T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2003-11-11T13:30Z
Additional Information : model number 7490575
4.5 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE
Serial Number : 451-U
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : NONE
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number)
Antenna Cable Length : (m)
Date Installed : 2003-11-11T13:30Z
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Additional Information : model number 7490582-2
4.x Antenna Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions)
Serial Number : (A*, but note the first A5 is used in SINEX)
Antenna Reference Point : (BPA/BCR/XXX from "antenna.gra"; see instr.)
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : (F8.4)
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4)
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4)
Alignment from True N : (deg; + is clockwise/east)
Antenna Radome Type : (A4 from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions)
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number)
Antenna Cable Length : (m)
Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ)
Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
5. Surveyed Local Ties
5.1 Tied Marker Name : MADR 1665
Tied Marker Usage : VLBI
Tied Marker CDP Number : 1565
Tied Marker DOMES Number : 13407S010
Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS)
dx (m) : -134.246 m
dy (m) : 159.664 m
dz (m) : 164.275 m
Accuracy (mm) :
Survey method : CONVENTIONAL SURVEY
Date Measured : 2003-05-22T00:00Z
Additional Information : https://itrf.ign.fr/ties/13407.tie
: 34m antenna DSS65
5.x Tied Marker Name :
Tied Marker Usage : (SLR/VLBI/LOCAL CONTROL/FOOTPRINT/etc)
Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4)
Tied Marker DOMES Number : (A9)
Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS)
dx (m) : (m)
dy (m) : (m)
dz (m) : (m)
Accuracy (mm) : (mm)
Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc)
Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
6. Frequency Standard
6.1 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER
Input Frequency : 5 MHz
Effective Dates : 1989-12-15/2000-06-27
Notes : presumed dates
6.2 Standard Type : INTERNAL
Input Frequency : (if external)
Effective Dates : 2000-06-27/2004-08-04
Notes : (multiple lines)
6.3 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER
Input Frequency : 5 MHz
Effective Dates : 2004-08-04/2004-08-06
Notes : (multiple lines)
6.4 Standard Type : INTERNAL
Input Frequency : (if external)
Effective Dates : 2004-08-06/2014-01-29
Notes : (multiple lines)
6.5 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER
Input Frequency : 5 MHz
Effective Dates : 2014-01-29/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : (multiple lines)
6.x Standard Type : (INTERNAL or EXTERNAL H-MASER/CESIUM/etc)
Input Frequency : (if external)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Notes : (multiple lines)
7. Collocation Information
7.1 Instrumentation Type : VLBI
Status : PERMANENT
Effective Dates : 1987-01-01/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : 34m antenna DSS-65,
: year of construction
: IERS notes 1990-03-21
7.x Instrumentation Type : (GPS/GLONASS/DORIS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI/TIME/etc)
Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Notes : (multiple lines)
8. Meteorological Instrumentation
8.1.x Humidity Sensor Model :
Manufacturer :
Serial Number :
Data Sampling Interval : (sec)
Accuracy (% rel h) : (% rel h)
Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc)
Height Diff to Ant : (m)
Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Notes : (multiple lines)
8.2.x Pressure Sensor Model :
Manufacturer :
Serial Number :
Data Sampling Interval : (sec)
Accuracy : (hPa)
Height Diff to Ant : (m)
Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Notes : (multiple lines)
8.3.x Temp. Sensor Model :
Manufacturer :
Serial Number :
Data Sampling Interval : (sec)
Accuracy : (deg C)
Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc)
Height Diff to Ant : (m)
Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Notes : (multiple lines)
8.4.x Water Vapor Radiometer :
Manufacturer :
Serial Number :
Distance to Antenna : (m)
Height Diff to Ant : (m)
Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Notes : (multiple lines)
8.5.x Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines)
9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position
9.1.1 Radio Interferences : Wi-Fi antenna system (2.4GHz)
Observed Degradations : None
Effective Dates : 2011-11-01/2012-02-07
Additional Information : located around 45 degrees north and
: near enough to produce multipath effects.
9.1.x Radio Interferences : (TV/CELL PHONE ANTENNA/RADAR/etc)
Observed Degradations : (SN RATIO/DATA GAPS/etc)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
9.2.1 Multipath Sources : Safety Metallic Roof Handrail
Effective Dates : 2011-02-01/2011-02-01
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
9.2.x Multipath Sources : (METAL ROOF/DOME/VLBI ANTENNA/etc)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
9.3.x Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDINGS/etc)
Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
10. Local Episodic Effects Possibly Affecting Data Quality
10.1 Date : 2003-09-10/2003-10-30
Event : failed antenna splitter and subsequent
: troubleshooting efforts resulted in
: loss of data during this period.
10.2 Date : 2003-11-11/2003-11-11
Event : continued intermittent tracking until
: this date, both antenna and splitter
: were replaced. splitter is now AC
: powered, rather than depending on the
: DC output from either receiver.
: GPS Networking, Inc. P/N -
: NH1ALDCBS1x2-N/15/110
10.3 Date : 2012-02-08/CCYY-MM-DD
Event : Wi-Fi antenna located at Building 300 roof
: has been disconnected and removed on
: 2012-02-08T14:30 HS Madrid,Spain time.
: This is in response to finding the source
: of Madrid GPS signal multipath.
10.4 Date : 2012-02-21/CCYY-MM-DD
Event : Part of the handrail nearest to GPS antenna
: was removed. This appears to have solved
: the Madrid GPS multipath degradation problem.
10.5 Date : 2014-01-23/2014-01-23
Event : L1 center frequency is 1573, SBAS is off.
10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc)
11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information
Agency : Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Preferred Abbreviation : JPL
Mailing Address : Oak Grove Drive 4800
: CA 91109 Pasadena
: United States of America (the)
Primary Contact
Contact Name : UNAVCO Network Engineer
Telephone (primary) : +1 303-381-7500
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax : +1 303-381-7451
E-mail : ggn-ops@postal.unavco.org
Secondary Contact
Contact Name :
Telephone (primary) :
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail :
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.)
Agency : (multiple lines)
Preferred Abbreviation : (A10)
Mailing Address : (multiple lines)
Primary Contact
Contact Name :
Telephone (primary) :
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail :
Secondary Contact
Contact Name :
Telephone (primary) :
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail :
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
13. More Information
Primary Data Center : JPL
Secondary Data Center : CDDIS
URL for More Information :
Hardcopy on File
Site Map : (Y or URL)
Site Diagram : Y
Horizon Mask : Y
Monument Description : Y
Site Pictures : Y
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
Antenna Graphics with Dimensions
AOA/M_T
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/ + \ <-- 0.128 L2
| + | <-- 0.110 L1
+--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR
| |
| |
| |
| |
+-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038
+-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR
| |
=| |
+------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP
ARP: Antenna Reference Point BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier
L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center
TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering
