Satellite GPM Core Observatory (Global Precipitation Measurement) of NASA/JAXA

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
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.)
Power (watts)
Date of Launch 27-02-2014
Expected Lifetime
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.

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