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Mapping gravity as never before
Muzi and Floberghagen at the ceremony
‘Keys’ to GOCE satellite handed over
 
25 November 2009   ESA’s GOCE gravity mission has achieved another major milestone as control of the satellite is transferred to the operations teams, marking the end of its commissioning and calibration phase.
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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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26 May 2009   GOCE achieves drag-free perfection
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
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