GFO Mission

IdentifiergfoNamesGEOSat Follow-onGFO About identifiers

Objectives and Applications

To measure sea levels and glacial heights

Mission Summary

Full Name
GEOSat Follow-on
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
NASA
Launch Date
10 Feb 1998
Mission Links
EOL Date
22 Oct 2008
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
25157
International Designator
1998-007A

Mission Instruments

GFO-RA - GEOSat Follow-On Radar Altimeter gfo_gfo-ra
LRA - Laser Retroreflector Array gfo_lra
TRSR - Turbo-Rogue Space Receiver gfo_trsr
WVR - Water Vapor Radiometer gfo_wvr

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements LRA, TRSR
OceanOcean topography/currents LRA, TRSR

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