ESA GOCE spacecraft launched in 2009 to map Earth’s gravity field and geoid with unprecedented precision, advancing oceanography, sea-level, geodesy, Earth-interior, and climate research; mission ended in 2013.
Identity
Aliases
Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer
Name
GOCE
Status
retired
Details
Description
ESA GOCE spacecraft launched in 2009 to map Earth’s gravity field and geoid with unprecedented precision, advancing oceanography, sea-level, geodesy, Earth-interior, and climate research; mission ended in 2013.