Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
GPM Core Observatory (Global Precipitation Measurement) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA/Japan |
Operator/Owner |
NASA/JAXA |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
392 |
Apogee (km) |
409 |
Eccentricity |
0.0012554464219777 |
Inclination (degrees) |
65.02 |
Period (minutes) |
92.57 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3850 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
27-02-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Tanegashima Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
H2A |
COSPAR Number |
2014-009C |
NORAD Number |
39574 |
Comments |
The GPM Core observatory is equipped with radar and microwave imagers to collect data to measure precipitation in the Earth´s atmosphere. |