Satellite Orbit Data Base

Name: Satellite Orbit Data Base
Abbreviation: SATORB

Institution: WDC-C2 for Aurora, National Institute of Polar Research
Contents: DMSP and NOAA satellite orbital data. The original satellite 
data were provided by the NGDC in USA. The archives of the SATORB 
started since 1984. The size of the data base is about 19 MBytes every year 
for one satellite. There is an application software system for retrieving, 
listing and plotting by using a work station (Sun/OS-4.1.1).
Data Availability: Based on the guidance of data exchange through the WDC 
system

Contact Person: Akira Kadokura
Address: National Institute of Polar Research, Kaga 1-9-10, Itahashi-
ku,Tokyo 173, Japan.
TEL: 81-3-3962-4711
FAX: 81-3-3962-5742
E-Mail: kadokura[AT] nipr.ac.jp or

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