GFO-1

Orbit:

    Altitude: 541 km
     Inclination: 43.1º
    Inclination 108º

Array Configuration:

    9 cubes arranged in 6.25 in diameter hemisphere.

Mission:

     Geosat Follow-On is the Navy’s program to continuously monitor the oceans with a family of altimeter satellites. Due to failure of onboard GPS, SLR provided the only source of precision position data.

Status:

Launched February 10, 1998

GFO LRA