Mission Objectives
- To determine gravity-field anomalies with an accuracy of 10−5 ms−2 (1 mGal).
To increase resolution, the satellite will fly in an unusually low orbit.
- To determine the geoid with an accuracy of 1–2 cm.
- To achieve the above at a spatial resolution better than 100 km.
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