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.
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
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
35786 km
Orbit Longitude
-47.5 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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