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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
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
GFO
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed