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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Global Precipitation Measurement GPM Status Update

GPM Status Update

GPM launch
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
GPM Status Update for 2/28/14
Fri, 2014-02-28 5:00 p.m. EST
The GPM Core Observatory is performing normally.
The GPS system has been switched on. This tells the satellite the time and its location with respect to the Earth's surface.
The team is readying the spacecraft to use its High Gain Antenna for high data-rate communication through the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.
› Additional GPM mission updates

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/index.html#.UxHsXYWGeVo

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