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Heliophysics Science Division
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Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD)

FUV imager in geostationary orbit

Launch Date

January 2018

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The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission of opportunity is an imaging instrument that is on a commercial communications satellite in geostationary orbit to image the Earth's thermosphere and ionosphere. GOLD was launched in January 2018.

Related Publications

2023. "Thermospheric temperature and ∑O/N 2 variations as observed by GOLD and compared to MSIS and WACCM‐X simulations during 2019‐2020 at deep solar minimum.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, [10.1029/2023ja031560] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Longitudinal Variation of Postsunset Plasma Depletions From the Global‐Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126 (2): [10.1029/2020ja028510] [Journal Article/Letter]