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Geodesy

Tomasz Kur

Tomasz Kur is a researcher specializing in space geodesy and satellite navigation. He received his Ph.D. in Earth and Related Environmental Sciences in 2022 from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Poland. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland. His research interests include precise orbit determination, Earth orientation parameters, geocenter motion, inter-satellite links, the integration of space-geodetic techniques, and navigation on the Moon and Mars.

Genesis: One Satellite to Bring Four Geodetic Techniques Together

and September 25, 2026
Genesis: One Satellite to Bring Four Geodetic Techniques Together

What if we brought all four major space-geodetic techniques together on a single spacecraft for the first time? ESA’s Genesis mission, expected to launch in 2028, will do just that, combining Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR), DORIS and Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) on one carefully calibrated platform. Well before launch, scientists are inve ...[Read More]