NASA GEOS-3 Geodynamics and Earth Ocean Satellite Spacecraft
NASA geodetic and Earth-ocean orbiter launched in 1975 carrying a radar altimeter, laser retroreflector, and tracking beacons to map ocean topography and Earth’s gravity field; it operated through 1979.
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Identity
- Aliases
- GEOS-3Geos 3Geodynamics and Earth Ocean Satellite 3GEOS-3 satellite
- Family Name
- GEOS-3
- Full Name
- NASA GEOS-3 Geodynamics and Earth Ocean Satellite Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterearth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA geodetic and Earth-ocean orbiter launched in 1975 carrying a radar altimeter, laser retroreflector, and tracking beacons to map ocean topography and Earth’s gravity field; it operated through 1979.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
Links
- Official Url
- https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/GEOS-3
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:40:07 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:40:07 UTC