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GRACE-FO 2

GRACE-FO 2 trails its companion in the same orbit, enabling precise gravity-field measurements from spacecraft separation changes. The mission monitors water movement across the Earth system.

Technical specifications

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CATEGORY

Earth Science

TYPE

Earth Observation

COUNTRY

United States / Germany

OPERATOR

NASA / GFZ

LAUNCH DATE

May 22, 2018

LAUNCH SITE

Vandenberg

ORBIT CLASS

LEO

ALTITUDE · KM

452

ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN

93.61

INCLINATION · DEG

88.99

APOGEE · KM

461

PERIGEE · KM

442

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