CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GEOS-3
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Full Name
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Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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09 Apr 1975
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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01 Jul 1979
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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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101.52 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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115 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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GEOS-3 was an important stepping stone between the National Geodetic Satellite Program (NGSP) and the Earth and Ocean Physics Application Program. In addition to furthering understanding of Earth's gravitational field and the size and shape of the terrestrial geoid, GEOS-3 hosted instrumentation designed to obtain data about deep ocean tides, sea state and current structure.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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