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NASA’s TOPEX/Poseidon Oceanography Mission Ends

The joint NASA/Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales TOPEX/Poseidon oceanography satellite ceased operations after nearly 62,000 orbits of Earth. The spacecraft lost its ability to maneuver, bringing to ...
Government Technology

Researchers Use Satellites to Measure Inland Floods

Satellites that were designed to measure sea level over the world's oceans can serve a valuable purpose over land, a new study has found. Researchers used NASA's TOPEX/Poseidon satellite and the ...
Aviation Week

After 13 years, NASA's Topex/Poseidon mission ends

The U.S./French TOPEX/Poseidon oceanography mission has come to a close after 13 years and nearly 62,000 orbits of the Earth, following a failure in October that destroyed the spacecraft's ability to ...
SpaceNews

After a Decade, NASA’s Topex/Poseidon Adventure Sails On

changes. The mission can even track ocean debris. Jason, TOPEX/Poseidon’s follow-on, was launched December 7, 2001, carrying updated versions of the same instruments. That joint U.S.- French mission, ...