CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GRACE-FO
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Full Name
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Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - Follow-on
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Status
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Approved
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Mission Agencies
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NASA , GFZ
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Launch Date
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Aug 2017
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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Nov 2022
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EO Portal Info
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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90 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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TBD
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Orbit Inclination
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89 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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500 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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5-year nominal mission life, Extremely high precision gravity measurements for use in construction of gravity field models. GRACE consists of two satellites (A, B) serving one mission.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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