CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GEOS-ESA-1
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Full Name
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Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite - 1
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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ESA
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Launch Date
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20 Apr 1977
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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23 Jun 1978
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Highly elliptical
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Orbit Period
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720 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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TBD
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Orbit Inclination
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26.6 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Monitored Earth's magnetic field.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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