WMO OSCAR | Satellite: GFO

Satellite: GFO

Satellite details

Acronym	GFO
Full name	GEOSat Follow-on
Satellite Description	2nd (last) flight unit of the GEOSat programme. Main mission: ocean altimetry. Significant contribution to Solid Earth and Space weather.
Mass at launch	369 kg	Dry mass	346 kg
Power	319 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from Navy/NASA ADFC.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	784 km
Inclination	108 °

Space agency	DoD , NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	10 Feb 1998	EOL	22 Oct 2008
Last update:	2015-07-27

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on GFO

Acronym	Full name
GFO-RA	GEOSat Follow-On Radar Altimeter
LRA	Laser Retroreflector Array
TRSR	Turbo Rogue Space Receiver
WVR	Water Vapor Radiometer

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on GFO

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
GFO-RA	GEOSat Follow-On Radar Altimeter	May 1998 *	22 Oct 2008	N/A
LRA	Laser Retroreflector Array	May 1998 *	22 Oct 2008	N/A
TRSR	Turbo Rogue Space Receiver	May 1998 *	22 Oct 2008	N/A
WVR	Water Vapor Radiometer	May 1998 *	22 Oct 2008	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed