GENESIS GENESIS ESA’s Multi-Modal Space Mission to Improve Geodetic Applications.

The article discusses the Genesis multi-modal space mission established by the European Space Agency (ESA). Topics explored include its use of a combination of space-based geodetic techniques such as global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and satellite laser ranging (SLR), the way this mission may help improve the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), and the execution of the mission under the ESA Navigation Directorate and Operations Directorate.