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Mapping gravity as never before
Gravity gradient simulations
GOCE delivering data for best gravity map ever
 
30 September 2009   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 in unprecedented detail.
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GOCE in orbit
GOCE achieves drag-free perfection
 
26 May 2009   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.
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8 April 2009   GOCE’s ‘heart’ starts beating
6 April 2009   GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on
16 April 2009   ESA's low-flying gravity-detector was weighty technology challenge
20 March 2009   GOCE completes early orbit phase
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