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OAS insttype Detail for GPSP
| insttypes_id: | 148 |
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| Term: | GPSP |
| Description: | Global Positioning System space Payload |
| Definition: | The GPSP uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the satellite's position by triangulation, in the same way that GPS fixes are obtained on Earth. At least three GPS satellites determine a mobile object's (in this case the satellite's) exact position at a given instant. Positional data are then integrated into an orbit determination model to track the satellite's trajectory continuously.
Jason-2 is a French-U.S. satellite launched in 2008 designed to measure rising sea levels and track the effects of climate change. Jason-2 data are being archived by the NODC as part of the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS). |
| Context: | Jason-2 satellite data archival at the NODC |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2008-07-22 22:22:42.96237+00 |
| Editdate: | 2008-07-22 22:22:43.000619+00 |