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November 22, 2012

Satellite brought closer to Earth to work
Paris (UPI) Nov 20, 2012
A European gravity-mapping satellite orbiting about 340 miles closer to Earth than any other satellite is to be brought even lower and closer, officials say. The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer, or GOCE, launched by the European Space Agency in 2009, is to have its orbit lowered by 12 miles to improve the resolution of its data-gathering instruments, ESA officials said. Controllers have been reducing the height of the satellite's orbit by about 1,000 feet a day ... read more

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