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GOCE completes early orbit phase

Submit on Saturday, March 21st, 2009 05:57

ESA’s GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 0000 UTC on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked out to confirm that all of its control systems are operating normally.

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