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Key TOPEX/Poseidon Facts
Joint with France
Mass: 2388 kg
Power: 3,385 W
Operating Life: Over 13 years, until October 9, 2005


Group: Platform_Details
   Entry_ID: TOPEX/POSEIDON
   Group: Platform_Identification
      Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
      Short_Name: TOPEX/POSEIDON
      Long_Name: Topography Experiment/Poseidon
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   Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
      Short_Name: SSALT
      Short_Name: TMR
      Short_Name: LRA
      Short_Name: DORIS
      Short_Name: NRA
      Short_Name: TRSR
   End_Group
   Group: Orbit
      Orbit_Altitude: 1336 km
      Orbit_Inclination: 66 degrees
      Period: 112.4 minutes
      Repeat_Cycle: 10 days
      Perigee: 1,331 km (827 mi)
      Apogee: 1,344 km (835 mi)
      Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Non-Sun-Synchronous
   End_Group
   Creation_Date: 2007-04-16
   Online_Resource: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/topex.html
   Online_Resource: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/missions/satellite_14.htm
   Online_Resource: http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/
   Sample_Image: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/spacecraft/gifs/BHT.jpg
   Group: Platform_Logistics
      Launch_Date: 1992-08-10
      Launch_Site: KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA
      Design_Life: 5 years
      Primary_Sponsor: NASA
      Primary_Sponsor: CNES
   End_Group
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