Operational
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
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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