Mission Description
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H|0|goals|science objectives and goals|61|88|
H|0|systems|systems|272|278|
H|0|phases|phases of the mission|211|231|
    The TOPEX/Poseidon mission design evolved from specific science objectives and goals. Mission planners translated these objectives into a design which can be described in terms of the launch and subsequent phases of the mission, as well as the spacecraft, and ground systems. 
