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GOCE at a glance

The first of a series Looking into the forces that shape our planet A technological achievement An intimate portrait of Earth Facts and figures

About the spacecraft

Satellite Payload

About the launch

Launch overview

Launcher

After launch GOCE data

Meet the team

Danilo Muzi, Project Manager Rune Floberghagen, Mission Manager Reiner Rummel, Chairman Mission Advisory Group Mark Drinkwater, Mission Scientist Roger Haagmans, Mission Scientist Andrea Allasio, Thales Alenia Space Project Manager Michael Fehringer, System Manager Paolo Laberinti, Head of Verification and Testing Miguel Aguirre, Technical Officer for Definition Phase Daniel Lamarre, Gradiometer Engineer Juan Piñeiro, Spacecraft Operations Manager Stefano Capitanio, Launch Campaign Manager Pascal Gilles, Head of Earth Explorer Payload Data Ground Segment

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A Rockot launcher on its pad at Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Eurockot Launch Services markets and provides commercial launch services for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites using the Russian Rockot launch vehicle from dedicated spacecraft preparation, customer launch facilities at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. Rockot particularly serves the market of high inclinations, including polar and Sun-synchronous orbits.

Credits: Eurockot

GOCE Operations

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Plesetsk Rockot