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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

GOCE in orbit

Follow the GOCE results press briefing live

28/03/2011 1426 views 1 likes

GOCE delivers on its promise

04/03/2011 4560 views 5 likes

Mean dynamic topography of global ocean

ESA missions highlighted at world's largest scientific conf…

17/12/2010 1858 views 1 likes

Building a picture of the gravity field

ESA's gravity mission granted 18-month extension

25/11/2010 1651 views 2 likes

GOCE fully operational again

29/09/2010 977 views 0 likes

GOCE in orbit

GOCE gravity mission back in action

07/09/2010 2922 views 3 likes

GOCE first global gravity model

GOCE giving new insights into Earth’s gravity

29/06/2010 17548 views 18 likes

Building a picture of the gravity field

ESA makes first GOCE dataset available

09/06/2010 2936 views 4 likes

Muzi (left) and Floberghagen at the ceremony

‘Keys’ to GOCE satellite handed over

25/11/2009 1439 views 0 likes

Gravity gradient simulations

GOCE delivering data for best gravity map ever

30/09/2009 5993 views 13 likes

GOCE in orbit

GOCE achieves drag-free perfection

26/05/2009 3670 views 2 likes

GOCE in orbit

Enabling & Support

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

16/04/2009 1054 views 1 likes

GOCE gradiometer

GOCE’s ‘heart’ starts beating

08/04/2009 1773 views 0 likes

Counteracting drag

GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on

06/04/2009 6376 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 1881 views 0 likes

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

Enabling & Support

GOCE: Critical operations ongoing

18/03/2009 1378 views 0 likes

GOCE liftoff

ESA launches Earth Explorer mission GOCE

17/03/2009 3472 views 2 likes

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

Launch readiness confirmed

17/03/2009 718 views 0 likes

GOCE liftoff

GOCE launch in pictures

17/03/2009 1174 views 1 likes

GOCE liftoff

Watch the GOCE launch live

17/03/2009 1836 views 0 likes

Rockot launch tower

GOCE launch confirmed for Tuesday 17 March

16/03/2009 608 views 0 likes

Launch tower at Plesetsk

Launch of ESA’s gravity mapping satellite delayed

16/03/2009 1537 views 0 likes

GOCE ready for launch

16/03/2009 1040 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 407 views 0 likes

Launch tower

GOCE timeline for 16 March 2009

13/03/2009 447 views 0 likes

Ground Operations Manager

Enabling & Support

Ground operations ready for GOCE launch

12/03/2009 1111 views 0 likes

Follow GOCE launch on Twitter

11/03/2009 532 views 1 likes

Launch tower at Plesetsk

ESA's gravity satellite moves to launch pad

11/03/2009 1287 views 0 likes

GOCE in orbit

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

09/03/2009 2272 views 0 likes

ESA’s YouTube spotlights GOCE

09/03/2009 789 views 0 likes

GOCE Flight Dynamics team: practising for launch

GOCE: Orbiting on the edge

06/03/2009 2101 views 0 likes

European scientists take the measure of gravity

20/02/2009 647 views 0 likes

GOCE in Plesetsk

March launch planned for ESA's gravity mission

04/02/2009 1325 views 0 likes

Different spheres of the Earth system

Landmark year ahead for Earth observation science missions

16/01/2009 1643 views 0 likes

GOCE mounted onto Breeze

GOCE launch delayed until 2009

24/10/2008 1876 views 0 likes

Manoeuvring GOCE in the cleanroom

GOCE launch postponed

16/10/2008 782 views 0 likes

Fairing with logos

GOCE team gearing up for new launch date

02/10/2008 892 views 0 likes

J. Piñeiro

Enabling & Support

GOCE Spacecraft Operations Manager: Interview with Juan Piñ…

26/09/2008 753 views 0 likes

GOCE in orbit

Launch of GOCE delayed

08/09/2008 1247 views 0 likes

Last look at GOCE

Last-ever look at ESA's gravity satellite GOCE

04/09/2008 937 views 0 likes

GOCE positioned for alignment check

GOCE Earth Explorer satellite to look at the Earth’s surfac…

22/08/2008 3070 views 0 likes

ESA mission controllers in simulation training for GOCE launch

Enabling & Support

Countdown for GOCE: launch simulation for ground team

14/08/2008 1328 views 0 likes

Safe arrival for GOCE at Arkhangelsk

GOCE arrives safely at launch site in Russia

05/08/2008 820 views 0 likes

GOCE

GOCE begins its journey to launch site

29/07/2008 887 views 0 likes

GOCE in ESA's test facilities

Enabling & Support

GOCE prepares for shipment to Russia

24/07/2008 1057 views 0 likes

GOCE in the Large Space Simulator

Enabling & Support

September launch for ESA's gravity mission GOCE

27/05/2008 1439 views 0 likes

GOCE

GOCE Media day at ESA/ESTEC

20/03/2008 778 views 0 likes

GOCE, mapping gravity as never before

GOCE - Mapping gravity as never before

14/02/2008 596 views 0 likes

Opening the transport container at ESA

Gravity satellite GOCE arrives at ESA's test centre

27/08/2007 1108 views 2 likes

Mount Everest

Mapping mountains from space with GOCE

01/08/2007 2330 views 0 likes

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