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GPM Core Observatory

2017-12-08

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Washington, DC, United States

Visualization of the GPM Core Observatory satellite orbitting the planet earth.

Credit: Britt Griswold

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is an international partnership co-led by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that will provide next-generation global observations of precipitation from space.

GPM will study global rain, snow and ice to better understand our climate, weather, and hydrometeorological processes.

As of Novermber 2013 the GPM Core Observatory is in the final stages of testing at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The satellite will be flown to Japan in the fall of 2013 and launched into orbit on an HII-A rocket in early 2014.

For more on the GPM mission, visit gpm.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.

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  • Title: GPM Core Observatory
  • Date Created: 2017-12-08
  • Location: Greenbelt, MD
  • Rights: GSFC
  • Album: ayoung
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