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GOCE
Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer
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Launched in:
2009
Orbit Height:
235 Km
Orbit Type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
ESA
Orbit is being lowered from 268 km to 235 km (Feb 2013). GOCE will end its mission by deorbiting in November 2013.
GOCE Websites
Information
ESA - GOCE site
ESA Earthnet Online - GOCE mission
Data ordering
ESA - GOCE data
On Board Sensors
EGG (Electrostatic Gravity Gradiometer)
Information
ESA - GOCE bulletin nr 133 (Feb 2008) PDF1
ESA - GOCE bulletin nr 133 (Feb 2008) PDF2
ESA - GOCE payload
Data ordering
ESA - GOCE data
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
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