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Installation of the TERF GNSS Station

A new GNSS reference station of the CyCLOPS Permanent Segment (PS) with the code name TERF has been successfully installed. TERF is located in Tersefanou village. The monumentation of TERF was constructed using a specifically designed stainless steel truss, attached to bedrock via stainless steel anchors and high-quality epoxy resin. The stainless steel truss was designed to exhibit submillimetric vibration at wind speeds of 140km/h.  The details of the new site follow:

Site:TERSEFANOU
4-Char Code:TERF
Monumentation:Stainless Steel Truss
GNSS Receiver:Trimble® Alloy (GPS+GLN+GAL+BDS+IRNSS+QZSS+SBAS)
GNSS Antenna:Trimble® Ti-v2 Geodetic Choke Ring with SCIGN Radome
Weather Station:Vaisala PTU 307 with solar radiation shield
Tiltmeter:Jewell D-711-A-S
Geology:Bedrock

Photos from the Installation