Beskrivning : The TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite was launched on 10 August 1992 with the objective of "observing and understanding the ocean circulation". A joint project between NASA, the U.S. space agency, and CNES, the French space agency, it carries two radar altimeters and precise orbit determination systems, including the DORIS system.

K 1381 C - picture enhanced ?

Sida : kourou 1573   · Ref: K 1381 C

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