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GPM-CORE
Global Precipitation Measurement · NASA / JAXA
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NASA and JAXA's Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory is the gold standard for measuring rain and snow from space. Its dual-frequency precipitation radar profiles precipitation in 3D, distinguishing rain from snow from hail. GPM feeds the flood forecasting models providing advance warning to hundreds of millions of people in flood-prone regions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 267–276 mi (429–444 km)
- Inclination
- 65.0°
- One orbit
- 93.2 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39574
- Int’l designator
- 2014-009C
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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