News tagged with gravity gradiometer
Mini Gradiometer Could Map Other Planets' Gravity Fields
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although it may seem like gravity is the same everywhere on the Earth, it actually varies a small amount from place to place. Factors such as mountains, ocean trenches, and interior density ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2009 |
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GOCE launch: Mapping the Earth’s gravity as never before
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA is about to launch the most sophisticated of Earth Observation satellites to investigate the Earth’s gravitational field with unprecedented resolution and accuracy.
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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Earth's gravity revealed in unprecedented detail (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- After just two years in orbit, ESA's GOCE satellite has gathered enough data to map Earth's gravity with unrivalled precision. Scientists now have access to the most accurate model of the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Glitch won't keep GOCE gravity mission down
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's GOCE gravity mission has recovered from a glitch that prevented the satellite from sending its flow of scientific data to the ground. News of the recovery comes earlier than expected, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 07, 2010 |
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GOCE delivering data for best gravity map ever (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the launch and in-orbit testing of the most sophisticated gravity mission ever built, ESA’s GOCE satellite is now in ‘measurement mode’, mapping tiny variations in Earth’s gravity ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2009 |
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GOCE satellite achieves drag-free perfection (w/Videos)
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's gravity mission GOCE has achieved a first in the history of satellite technology. The sophisticated electric propulsion system has shown that it is able to keep the satellite completely ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 26, 2009 |
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GOCE's 'heart' starts beating
GOCE's highly sensitive gradiometer instrument has been switched on and is producing data. Forming the heart of GOCE, the gradiometer is specifically designed to measure Earth's gravity field with unprecedented ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 08, 2009 |
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GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on
(PhysOrg.com) -- GOCE's sophisticated electric ion propulsion system has been switched on and confirmed to be operating normally, marking another crucial milestone in the satellite's post-launch commissioning ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 06, 2009 |
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GOCE successfully completes early orbit phase
ESA's GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 01:00 CET on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked ...
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Mar 20, 2009 |
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Earth Explorer mission GOCE launches
This afternoon, the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) was lofted into a near-Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit by a Rockot ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Space tech helps to find natural resources
Using space-based technology developed during ESA's gravity mission studies, a novel gradiometer is being developed by a UK-based company to help oil and gas companies find the most appropriate locations to ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 20, 2008 |
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ESA's Earth Explorer gravity satellite on show
GOCE, ESA’s first satellite dedicated to measuring the Earth’s gravity field, has been presented to the press today in Turin, Italy, before being shipped to ESTEC – the space agency’s research and technology ...
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Jul 19, 2007 |
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