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Overview
The Navy's Geosat Follow-On (GFO) satellite was launched on February 1998 with the aim of continuing ocean observations
started by the highly successfull Geosat mission. It is one of a few Radar Altimetry Satellites, which included SeaSat,
GeoSat, ERS-1, ERS-2, and TOPEX/POSEIDON. Data meausurements from these satellites will provide scientists with better
understanding of ocean circulation, ice sheet topography, and climate change.
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