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GOCE fuel update

ESA's Christoph Steiger, Spacecraft Operations Manager at ESOC, provides this update today on GOCE fuel consumption. Currently, the window for fuel depletion spans from now until 27 Oct. Our 'best...

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GOCE at 205km: Update from ESOC

This update provided by GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger at ESOC. GOCE is now at an altitude of roughly 205 km, having lost about 19 km since depletion of fuel on 21 October. The atmospheric...

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GOCE at 192 km: Update from ESOC

This update sent in from GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger at ESOC this morning. This morning, GOCE is at an altitude of roughly 192 km, with atmospheric drag levels at an average of 24 mN...

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Saturday GOCE status update from ESOC

This sent in just a couple hours ago by ESA's GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger, at ESOC. This morning GOCE was at an altitude of around 160 km. As expected, the drag levels have increased very...

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Sunday morning update from ESOC

ESA's Christoph Steiger, the GOCE Spacecraft Operations Manager at ESOC, sent in this update earlier this morning. Less than 1 day before the predicted re-entry into the atmosphere, the spacecraft is...

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Spacecraft doing great: GOCE at 133 km

Update from GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger at ESOC Less than 10 hours before re-entry, we have just had another ground contact with GOCE at 15:37 CET using KSAT's Svalbard station. The...

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GOCE fuel update

ESA’s Christoph Steiger, Spacecraft Operations Manager at ESOC, provides this update today on GOCE fuel consumption. Currently, the window for fuel depletion spans from now until 27 Oct. Our ‘best...

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GOCE at 205km: Update from ESOC

This update provided by GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger at ESOC. GOCE is now at an altitude of roughly 205 km, having lost about 19 km since depletion of fuel on 21 October. The atmospheric...

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GOCE at 192 km: Update from ESOC

This update sent in from GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger at ESOC this morning. This morning, GOCE is at an altitude of roughly 192 km, with atmospheric drag levels at an average of 24 mN...

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Saturday GOCE status update from ESOC

This sent in just a couple hours ago by ESA’s GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger, at ESOC. This morning GOCE was at an altitude of around 160 km. As expected, the drag levels have increased very...

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Sunday morning update from ESOC

ESA’s Christoph Steiger, the GOCE Spacecraft Operations Manager at ESOC, sent in this update earlier this morning. Less than 1 day before the predicted re-entry into the atmosphere, the spacecraft is...

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Spacecraft doing great: GOCE at 133 km

Update from GOCE Operations Manager Christoph Steiger at ESOC Less than 10 hours before re-entry, we have just had another ground contact with GOCE at 15:37 CET using KSAT’s Svalbard station. The...

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