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GPM-CORE

GPM-CORE is an object launched in 2014 in a low earth orbit, between 425 and 442 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 93 minutes, about 15.4 times a day, on a path tilted 65.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 65° latitude.

Height

425-442 km

One orbit

93 min

Inclination

65.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.

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