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GRIPS should be launched into a low Earth orbit (LEO) at a typical altitude of 500 km below the radiation belts, with preferentially 0 deg inclination to minimize the background. In its primary survey mode, GRIPS will be continuously pointing at the zenith, thus monitoring 80% of the sky over each orbit for transient events, which will be promptly transmitted to the global network of multiwavelength-observers (ie. GCN at now).
The baseline launcher is a Soyuz-Fregate rocket launched from Kourou. GRIPS should be 3-axis stabilized, and should have the capability of allowing rapid rotation around its z-axis for followup observations with the narrow-field of view instruments.
Last modification: , 2010-09-05
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