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Satellite:
GOCE
Satellite details
Acronym
GOCE
Full name
Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer
Satellite Description
Single flight unit of the GOCE programme.
Main mission: Solid Earth, specifically the gravity field.
Mass at launch
1050 kg
Dry mass
950 kg
Power
1300 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from the Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS) at ESA/ESRIN.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
230 km
ECT
06:00 asc
Space agency
ESA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
The original 260 km altitude was lowered at intervals, in February and May 2013.
Out of fluel for orbit maintenance as of 21 October 2013.
De-orbited on 11 November 213.
Launch
17 Mar 2009
EOL
21 Oct 2013
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
GOCE
Acronym
Full name
EGG
3-Axis Electrostatic Gravity Gradiometer
LRR
Laser Retro-Reflector
SSTI
Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking System
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
GOCE
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed