CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- GRACE-FO Instrument
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Full Name
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GRACE-FO Instrument
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Gravity instruments 
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Geometry
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TBD
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Instrument Technology
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Satellite-to-satellite ranging system
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Includes Global Positioning System (TRiG-based) and High Accuracy Inter-satellite Ranging System (aka K-band Ranging System) for Inter-satellite ranging system estimates for global models of the mean and time variable Earth gravity field.
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Resolution Summary
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400 km horizontal, N/A vertical
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Swath Summary
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N/A
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Accuracy Summary
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1 cm equivilant water
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 24 GHz and 32 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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