Eurockot Launch Services
GRACE
Rokot/Briz-KM
SUCCESS
Success
Sunday, March 17, 2002 · 09:21 UTC
Mission
/01The 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 Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Rokot/Briz-KM
Variant: Briz-KM
Launch Pad
133/3 (133L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.887° N, 40.847° E
130
Pad Launches
1519
Location Launches
2
Agency Launches
12
Orbital This Year