Genesis is a mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), approved for launch in 2028. It realizes all major space ties on a satellite in a polar orbit at about 6000 km altitude, connecting GNSS receivers, an SLR retroreflector, a DORIS receiver, and a dedicated VLBI transmitter. Genesis has the potential to significantly enhance the terrestrial reference frame with more accurate ties between the techniques, and it promises to enable scientific investigations with unprecedented levels of accuracy.

The objective of this working group, established as an IAG/IERS Working Group in April 2024, is to explore the array of scientific opportunities presented by Genesis, to formulate optimal observing scenarios, and to develop the methodology for a consistent integration of Genesis data into future ITRF realizations through simulations, considering already existing space ties. This working group aims to maximize the utilization of the mission's capabilities.

Further details can be found in the WG Charter (IAG/IERS Joint Working Group on GENESIS) (PDF, 105KB, Not barrier-free file.).

Web site

https://colab.tuwien.ac.at/display/GW/

Chair

Johannes Böhm

Members

Claudio Abbondanza
Mathis Bloßfeld
Johannes Böhm
Alexandre Couhert
Rolf Dach
Claudia Flohrer
Susanne Glaser
Rüdiger Haas
Bruce Haines
Urs Hugentobler
Ozgur Karatekin
Frank Lemoine
Benjamin Männel
Lucia McCallum
Oliver Montenbruck
Arnaud Pollet
Markus Rothacher
Erik Schönemann
Krzysztof Sosnica
Francesco Vespe

Correspondent Members

Hanane Ait-Lakbir
Zuheir Altamimi
Daniel Arnold
Kyriakos Balidakis
Yoaz Bar-Sever
Grzegorz Bury
Bingbing Duan
Richard Gross
Adrian Jäggi
Alexander Kehm
Lisa Kern
Tomasz Kur
Sylvain Loyer
Lotfi Massarweh
Jolanta Nastula
Axel Nothnagel
Toshi Otsubo
Felix Perosanz
Alvaro Santamaria
Matthias Schartner
Patrick Schreiner
Harald Schuh
Florian Seitz
Manuela Seitz
Vishwa Singh
Benedikt Soja
Peter Steigenberger
Luca Weinem
Helene Wolf
Rimsky Wolfs

Ex-officio members

Detlef Angermann (GGOS)
Robert Heinkelmann (IERS)
Jose Rodriguez (GGOS)
Daniela Thaller (IERS)

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