GRACE Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

17 Mar 2002, 9:21am

Pad

133/3 (133L)

Launch Service Provider

Mission

GRACE

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC

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