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TOPEX/Poseidon

TOPEX/Poseidon was a joint satellite altimeter mission between NASA, the U.S. space agency; and CNES, the French space agency, to map ocean surface topography. Launched on August 10, 1992, it was the first major oceanographic research satellite after Seasat. TOPEX/Poseidon helped revolutionize oceanography by providing data previously impossible to…

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Apogee altitude
1,340 kilometers (830 mi)
COSPAR ID
1992-052A
Deactivated
October 2005
Declared
January 18, 2006 (2006-01-19)
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
66 degrees

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TOPEX/Poseidon

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples77
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
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TOPEX/Poseidon

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related to External links · 9
TOPEX/Poseidon → CNESOfficial, Colorado Sea Level Change, Current, Jason-1, NASA, NASATOPEX/Poseidon, NASAUniversity, Official, Poseidon
related to Results · 9
TOPEX/Poseidon → Earth's, El Niño, In, Kelvin, La Niña, Measured, Pacific Decadal OscillationMapped, Rossby, While
measured by · 8
TOPEX/Poseidon → January, Jason-1, Jason-2, June, Ocean Surface Topography Mission, The, The Jason-3, TOPEX/Poseidon's
related to Instruments · 8
TOPEX/Poseidon → GHz, Ku, Nadir, Poseidon, Radar Altimeter, The CNES-built, The NASA-built Nadir, TOPEX
related to Description · 7
TOPEX/Poseidon → Before TOPEX/Poseidon, Earth, Earth's, From, Seasat, The, TOPEX/Poseidon's
related to Gallery · 7
TOPEX/Poseidon → Diagram, El NinoJason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Ocean Surface Topography Mission, The, The Ariane
related to Use of results · 7
TOPEX/Poseidon → Climate ResearchCoral Reef ResearchEl, ForecastingMarine Mammal ResearchOffshore IndustriesShip, La Niña ForecastingFisheries ManagementHurricane, Niño, Routing, Some, TOPEX/Poseidon's
related to Goal · 4
TOPEX/Poseidon → Earth's, Since, Sun, The
Apogee altitude · 1
TOPEX/Poseidon → 1,340 kilometers (830 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
TOPEX/Poseidon → 1992-052A

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poseidon topex ocean satellite mission sea topography surface altimeter data jason-1 global first nasa cnes measurements climate launched 10 years

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TOPEX/PoseidonApogee altitude1,340 kilometers (830 mi)1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonCOSPAR ID1992-052A1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonDeactivatedOctober 20051.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonDeclaredJanuary 18, 2006 (2006-01-19)1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonEccentricity0.0001.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonInclination66 degrees1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonLaunch date10 August 1992 (1992-08-10)1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonLaunch mass2,400 kilograms (5,300 lb)1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonLaunch siteGuiana Space Centre, Kourou1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonMission durationAchieved: 13 years, 5 months In Orbit: 34 years, 14 days1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonMission typeRemote sensing1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonOperatorNASA and CNES1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonPerigee altitude1,340 kilometers (830 mi)1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonPeriod112 minutes1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonReference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonRegimeNon Sun-synchronous1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonRocketAriane 42P1.00infobox
TOPEX/PoseidonSATCAT no.220761.00infobox

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