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Satellite Programme:
Geodetic Satellite
Programme details
Programme description
Series of two satellites for ocean altimetry
USA programme: US Navy responsible of the programme, with support from NASA and NOAA for operations.
Platforms stabilised over 3 axes, either by gravity gradient (GEOSat) or actively (GFO).
Design life time: 3 years (GEOSat) and 8 years (GFO).
High-inclination drifting orbits.
Replacement policy: launches at roughly 3-year intervals.
See detailed description at https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/geosat and https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/gfo
Data circulation
Onboard stored data downlinked to CONUS (Continental United States) ground sites and transferred for processing to the NavOceano Altimetry Data Fusion Center (ADFC) located at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.
Ships of the US Navy may receive data in real-time.
Agencies
DoD
, NASA
Programme lifetime
1985 - 2008
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .