{"id":1079,"date":"2009-03-17T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T08:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/esa_launches_goce\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:35:44","slug":"esa_launches_goce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/el\/esa_launches_goce\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0397 ESA \u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03be\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf GOCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>\u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1, \u03bf \u03b4\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 GOCE, \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03cd\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd ESA, \u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03be\u03b5\u03cd\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03ae \u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03b9\u03ac \u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7 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\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03b7\u03c3\u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0393\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03be\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2, \u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c9\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c2. \u03a3\u03c5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1, \u03bf GOCE \u03b8\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b5\u03b4\u03af\u03bf \u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0393\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-natural\" data-width=\"400\" data-credit=\"ESA - AOES Medialab\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Media\/Animations\/GOCE_Breeze_separation\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/media\/animations\/goce_breeze_separation\/2672-5-eng-GB\/GOCE_Breeze_separation.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u039f \u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc\u03be\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u00abRockot\u00bb \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 15:21 CET (14:21 GMT) \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03c1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae. \u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 90 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1, \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03ae \u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03b9\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ce\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u00abBreeze-KM\u00bb, \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 1052 kg \u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c5\u03c8\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf 280 km \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03c3\u03b7 96,7\u00ba \u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc.<\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf GOCE \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b8\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 ESA \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a3\u03bf\u03c5\u03b7\u03b4\u03af\u03b1\u03c2, \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc. \u03a4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bf\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03c7\u03bf \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 ESA \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03cc \u039a\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u039d\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03bc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0393\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1200\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2008\/05\/Earth_s_geoid_as_seen_by_GOCE2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2008\/05\/earth_s_geoid_as_seen_by_goce2\/17878996-2-eng-GB\/Earth_s_geoid_as_seen_by_GOCE.jpg\" alt=\"Earth&#x27;s geoid as seen by GOCE\"><figcaption>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b3\u03b5\u03c9\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0393\u03b7\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf GOCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u0393\u03b9\u03b1 24 \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2, \u03c4\u03bf GOCE \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 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