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The mission

ESA's Earth Explorer GOCE mission was dedicated to map Earth's gravity with unrivalled precision and provided the most accurate model of the 'geoid' ever produced to further our understanding of how Earth works. After more than four years in orbit, the mission came to a natural end on 11 November 2013, but the wealth of data from GOCE continues to be exploited to improve our understanding of ocean circulation, sea level, ice dynamics, Earth’s interior and climate change.

The launch

Date: 17 March 2009
Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launcher: Rockot

1st in the Explorer series
1-2 cm geoid accuracy
260 km altitude

GOCE

Searching for underground energy sources from space

27/07/2015 12098 views 92 likes

Bouguer gravity anomaly

GOCE helps tap into sustainable energy resources

16/04/2015 13890 views 104 likes

Ocean currents from GOCE

Understanding the ‘OC’ in GOCE

25/11/2014 10611 views 75 likes

GOCE reveals gravity dip from ice loss

26/09/2014 29246 views 136 likes

GOCE

Lifetime of gravity measurements heralds new beginning

30/07/2014 13242 views 96 likes

What lies beneath?

09/01/2014 5803 views 58 likes

Gravity scar over Japan

Earth’s gravity scarred by earthquake

03/12/2013 28426 views 158 likes

GOCE

GOCE gives in to gravity

11/11/2013 42466 views 88 likes

Radar altimetry catches new wave with GOCE

28/10/2013 14326 views 52 likes

Counteracting drag

Orbiting on the edge yields insight into space weather

23/10/2013 4389 views 45 likes

GOCE in orbit

ESA’s GOCE mission to end this year

13/09/2013 11786 views 59 likes

Gravity lowdown

10/09/2013 6541 views 41 likes

SMOS tracks Hurricane Igor

ESA’s Earth satellites are stars

21/06/2013 6646 views 34 likes

GOCE: the first seismometer in orbit

08/03/2013 24887 views 88 likes

Sea level station

GOCE settles debate on sloping sea

15/02/2013 9067 views 51 likes

Improved spatial resolution

GOCE’s second mission improving gravity map

16/11/2012 7531 views 11 likes

Gravity satellite to benefit future missions

19/07/2012 4572 views 5 likes

Global Moho from GOCE

Mapping the Moho with GOCE

09/03/2012 13882 views 33 likes

Earth's gravity revealed in unprecedented detail

31/03/2011 96181 views 95 likes

GOCE results press briefing

31/03/2011 2611 views 15 likes

GOCE in orbit

Follow the GOCE results press briefing live

28/03/2011 1451 views 1 likes

GOCE delivers on its promise

04/03/2011 4637 views 5 likes

Mean dynamic topography of global ocean

ESA missions highlighted at world's largest scientific conf…

17/12/2010 1902 views 1 likes

Building a picture of the gravity field

ESA's gravity mission granted 18-month extension

25/11/2010 1703 views 2 likes

GOCE fully operational again

29/09/2010 1010 views 0 likes

GOCE in orbit

GOCE gravity mission back in action

07/09/2010 2975 views 3 likes

GOCE first global gravity model

GOCE giving new insights into Earth’s gravity

29/06/2010 17811 views 18 likes

Building a picture of the gravity field

ESA makes first GOCE dataset available

09/06/2010 2992 views 4 likes

Muzi (left) and Floberghagen at the ceremony

‘Keys’ to GOCE satellite handed over

25/11/2009 1485 views 0 likes

Gravity gradient simulations

GOCE delivering data for best gravity map ever

30/09/2009 6133 views 13 likes

GOCE in orbit

GOCE achieves drag-free perfection

26/05/2009 3794 views 2 likes

GOCE in orbit

Enabling & Support

ESA's low-flying gravity-detector was weighty technology ch…

16/04/2009 1078 views 1 likes

GOCE gradiometer

GOCE’s ‘heart’ starts beating

08/04/2009 1810 views 0 likes

Counteracting drag

GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on

06/04/2009 6615 views 6 likes

Smiling faces: GOCE team from industry and ESA at end of LEOP

Enabling & Support

GOCE completes early orbit phase

20/03/2009 1933 views 0 likes

GOCE Flight Control Team in Main Control Room round-the-clock

Enabling & Support

GOCE: Critical operations ongoing

18/03/2009 1413 views 0 likes

GOCE liftoff

ESA launches Earth Explorer mission GOCE

17/03/2009 3546 views 2 likes

ESA's Juergen Schmid during GOCE launch rehearsal, 13 March

Launch readiness confirmed

17/03/2009 752 views 0 likes

GOCE liftoff

GOCE launch in pictures

17/03/2009 1193 views 1 likes

GOCE liftoff

Watch the GOCE launch live

17/03/2009 1872 views 0 likes

Rockot launch tower

GOCE launch confirmed for Tuesday 17 March

16/03/2009 631 views 0 likes

Launch tower at Plesetsk

Launch of ESA’s gravity mapping satellite delayed

16/03/2009 1576 views 0 likes

GOCE ready for launch

16/03/2009 1074 views 0 likes

Spacecraft Operations Manager Juan Piñeiro in ESOC's Main Control Room

Enabling & Support

ESA teams in Germany, Russia in last GOCE rehearsal

15/03/2009 419 views 0 likes

Launch tower

GOCE timeline for 16 March 2009

13/03/2009 458 views 0 likes

Ground Operations Manager

Enabling & Support

Ground operations ready for GOCE launch

12/03/2009 1166 views 0 likes

Follow GOCE launch on Twitter

11/03/2009 555 views 1 likes

Launch tower at Plesetsk

ESA's gravity satellite moves to launch pad

11/03/2009 1322 views 0 likes

GOCE in orbit

GOCE satellite launch – mapping the Earth’s gravity as neve…

09/03/2009 2347 views 0 likes

ESA’s YouTube spotlights GOCE

09/03/2009 817 views 0 likes

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