Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer
Spacecraft
The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer was the first of ESA's Living Planet Programme heavy satellites intended to map in unprecedented detail the Earth's gravity field. Wikipedia
Orbit height: 167 mi
Launch date: March 17, 2009
Cost: 350 million EUR (2009)
Power: 1,600 watts
Decay date: 11 November 2013, 00:16 UTC
Dimensions: 5.3 m × 2.3 m (17.4 ft × 7.5 ft)
Dry mass: 872 kg (1,922 lb)
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GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) will be the first of a series of Earth Explorer satellites in orbit, to be developed as ...
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GOCE, the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, is a European (ESA) Earth science satellite that was launched at 14:21 UT on 17 March 2009 ...
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Jan 16, 2024 · GOCE's mission objective is to provide models of the Earth's gravity field and of its equipotential reference surface on a global scale with high spatial ...
Europe's Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite, which looks like a stately silver-colored rocket plane.
Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) Earth observation satellite mission from Committee on Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS).
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Acronym, GOCE. Full name, Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer. WIGOS Station Identifier, ---. Satellite Description.
Mar 11, 2009 · To achieve its crucial scientific objectives, ESA's 'Gravity field and steady-state Ocean ...
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