Flight Project

NASA’s GPM Project Manager Art Azarbarzin (left) and JAXA’s GPM Project Manager Masahiro Kojima in front of the GPM satellite at its last public appearance on Nov 15, 2013.

Vibration testing of the horizontal axis of the GPM spacecraft.

The GPM Core Observatory completed the EMI/EMC test at Goddard Space Flight Center in May 2013.

This image labels the major compenents of the GPM Core Observatory, including the GMI, DPR, HGAS, solar panels, and more.

Daniel overseeing the GPM Observatory mass properties test in September 2013.

Deployment test of one of the GPM Core satellite's solar wings on Thursday, June 6, 2013. The array measures 18.8 feet long and 9.2 feet wide, and it consists of four solar panels. Each panel contains between 800 and 1,200 solar cells.

A solar array wing begins to release from the GPM Core satellite in a deployment test on Thursday, June 6, 2013.

GPM being prepared to leave the thermal vacuum chamber. This is a view from the side with the MLI and cryo panels removed.

Preparing the GPM Core Observatory to be removed from the thermal vacuum chamber.