Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer

ESA satellite which mapped Earth's gravity field
Vehicle research_satellite Q258697
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Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer

Summary

Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer is a research satellite[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #13 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's image is recorded as GOCE scale 1 4 (7628217840) (2) (cropped).jpg[3].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's instance of is recorded as research satellite[4].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's instance of is recorded as zero-drag satellite[5].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[6].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's instance of is recorded as former entity[7].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's operator is recorded as European Space Agency[8].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Alenia Spazio[9].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Astrium[10].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Alcatel Space[11].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales[12].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2009-013A[13].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's part of is recorded as Earth Explorer Programme[14].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's Commons category is recorded as GOCE[15].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's space launch vehicle is recorded as Rokot[16].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's SCN is recorded as 34602[17].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[18].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2009-03-17T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +2013-11-11T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07zrrf[21].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's service entry is recorded as +2009-09-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's service retirement is recorded as +2013-10-21T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[24].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's significant event is recorded as service entry[25].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's significant event is recorded as service retirement[26].
  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer's significant event is recorded as loss of signal[27].

Why It Matters

Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #13 of 47).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The Deorbiting of GOCE - A Spacecraft Operations Perspective. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Deorbiting of GOCE - A Spacecraft Operations Perspective. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Deorbiting of GOCE - A Spacecraft Operations Perspective. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Deorbiting of GOCE - A Spacecraft Operations Perspective. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Deorbiting of GOCE - A Spacecraft Operations Perspective. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gravity-field-and-steady-state-ocean-circulation-explorer
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gravity-field-and-steady-state-ocean-circulation-explorer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gravity-field-and-steady-state-ocean-circulation-explorer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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