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GRACE

successRokot / Briz-KM | GRACE

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) was a joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Twin satellites took detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field anomalies from its launch in March 2002 to the end of its science mission in October 2017.

Overview

Date / time
March 17, 2002 at 09:21 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
133/3 (133L)
Mission
GRACE
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Launch provider
Eurockot Launch Services →

Payloads deployed · 2

GRACE-1
LEO
GRACE-2
LEO