GOLD Mission

Objectives and Applications

The GOLD project is a mission of opportunity and part of NASA’s Explorer Program, designed to provide frequent, low-cost access to space for heliophysics and astrophysics missions with small to mid-sized spacecraft.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 Jan 2018
Mission Links
EOL Date
Jan 2033
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
35786 km
Orbit Longitude
-47.5 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
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International Designator

Mission Instruments

Mission Measurements

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