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Satellite:
GFZ-1
Satellite details
Acronym
GFZ-1
Full name
GeoForschungsZentrum-1 Geodesy Satellite
Satellite Description
Single flight unit of the GFZ-1 programme.
Main mission: Solid Earth (space geodesy).
A sphere of diameter 21.5 cm, density 4.2 g/cm3.
Mass at launch
20.63 kg
Dry mass
20.63 kg
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available by the GeoForschungsZentrum-1 of Potsdam, Germany.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
398 km
Inclination
51.6
°
Space agency
DLR
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
The re-entry phase was tracked until the altitude of 150 km.
Launch
19 Apr 1995
EOL
23 Jun 1999
Last update:
2015-07-27
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Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
GFZ-1
Acronym
Full name
RRA
Retro-Reflector Array
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
GFZ-1
Instrument
Full name
Start date
EOL date
Status
NRT data
Instrument landing page
Comments
RRA
Retro-Reflector Array
Jul 1995 *
23 Jun 1999
N/A
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed