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GOLD

Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk

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GOLD measures densities and temperatures in Earth’s thermosphere and ionosphere.

Type

Orbiter

Launch

Jan. 25, 2018

Target

Earth

Objective

Study Earth’s thermosphere and ionosphere

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