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Satellite:
TOPEX-Poseidon
Satellite details
Acronym
TOPEX-Poseidon
Full name
Topography Experiment - Positioning,Ocean,Solid Earth, Ice Dynamics, Orbital Navigator
Satellite Description
Single flight unit of the TOPEX-Poseidon programme.
Main mission: ocean altimetry.
Substantial contribution to Solid Earth.
Mass at launch
2388 kg
Dry mass
2116 kg
Power
3400 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data availble from NASA/JPL or CNES/AVISO.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
1336 km
Inclination
66
°
Space agency
NASA
, CNES
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
10 Aug 1992
EOL
09 Oct 2005
Last update:
2015-07-29
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
TOPEX-Poseidon
Acronym
Full name
DORIS
Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
GPSDR
GPS Demonstration Receiver
LRA
Laser Retroreflector Array
SSALT
Single-frequency Solid-state Altimeter
TMR
TOPEX Microwave Radiometer
NRA
NASA Radar Altimeter
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
TOPEX-Poseidon
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed