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ILRS Mission Priorities (29 June 2000)

Priority Mission Sponsor Altitude
(km)		 Inclination
(degrees)		 Comments
1 GFO1 US Navy 790 108.0 Altimetry/no other tracking technique
Campaign through
31 October 2000
2 ERS2 ESA 800 98.6 Altimetry/PRARE
3 TOPEX/
Poseidon		 NASA/CNES 1,350 66.0 Altimetry/DORIS and GPS
4 Sunsat Stellenbosch University 650   Campaign through 31 October 2000
5 Starlette CNES 815-1,100 49.8  
6 WESTPAC WPLTN 835 98  
7 Stella CNES 815 98.6  
8 BeaconC NASA 950-1300 41 Campaign through 31 October 2000
9 Ajisai NASDA 1,485 50  
10 LAGEOS2 ASI/NASA 5625 52.6  
11 LAGEOS1 NASA 5850 109.8  
12 GLONASS80 Russian
Federation		 19,100 65 Replaces GLONASS70
as of 20 October 1999
13 GLONASS72 Russian
Federation		 19,100 65  
14 GLONASS79 Russian
Federation		 19,100 65  
15 GPS35 US DoD 20,100 54.2  
16 GPS36 US DoD 20,100 55.0  
17 Etalon1 Russian
Federation		 19,100 65.3  
18 Etalon2 Russian
Federation		 19,100 65.2  

Lunar Tracking Priorities

Priority Retroreflector Array Sponsor Altitude(km)
1 Apollo15 NASA 356,400
2 Apollo11 NASA 356,400
3 Apollo14 NASA 356,400
4 Luna21 Russian Federation 356,400
5 Luna17 Russian Federation 356,400