Poster - Made in Europe

The GOCE satellite, based on cuttingedge
technology and built by an
all-European industrial consortium
of 45 companies, is an outstanding
example of what European cooperation
can achieve.
The satellite is designed to fl y in an
extremly low orbit, about 260 km
above Earth. The fi nely controlled
thrust of an ion engine, combined
with GOCE’s sleek aerodynamic
shape, will actively compensate for
the air drag.