COSEE Ocean Systems: News
GOCE achieves drag-free perfection
Description: 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 free from drag as it cuts through the remnants of Earth's atmosphere - paving the way for the best gravity data ever. [Source: ESA News]
URL: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/GOCE/SEMGUV0OWUF_0.html
Availability: Full Text
Source: ESA News
Publish Date: 5/26/2009
Reading Level: Basic
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