Rokot / Briz-KM | GRACE

Name: Rokot / Briz-KM | GRACE
Start: 2002-03-17T09:21:27Z
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: March 17, 2002 at 09:21 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Rokot/Briz-KM
Operator: Eurockot Launch Services
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission type: Earth Science