<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi De Wu,</div><div><br></div><div>The correlation code itself doesn't know or care about the nature of the source; it just applies delays based on the sampled polynomials it is given. difxcalc is capable of generating delay models for near-field objects using NASA's SPICE code, however I would caution that this is a rarely used and hence rarely tested mode. Some (minimal) documentation is given on <a href="https://www.atnf.csiro.au/vlbi/dokuwiki/doku.php/difx/spacecraft">https://www.atnf.csiro.au/vlbi/dokuwiki/doku.php/difx/spacecraft</a> and the vex2difx page it links to, under the SOURCE block.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Adam<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 25 Aug 2023 at 18:52, 深空探测 <<a href="mailto:wude7826580@gmail.com">wude7826580@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear all,<br><br>I am currently using DiFX-2.6.2 software for my data processing needs. After employing the 'startdifx' command to generate the .im files, I have noticed that the generated .im files contain delay data for radio sources. However, my intention is to process data from artificial satellites. Given that the positions of artificial satellites change rapidly, the delay data in the .im files calculated based on the radio source model might not be suitable.<br><br>In light of this, I am reaching out to inquire whether the DiFX software includes dedicated modules for handling artificial satellite data. Specifically, I am curious to know if there is a provision within the software to calculate delay data in accordance with the operational mode of artificial satellites. I am assuming that I would be providing the known orbital data of the satellites as input.<br><br>Your guidance and insights on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your assistance.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>De Wu<br></div>
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