GRACE-FO 2 (Q61040417)

German/American science satellite

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On 2

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English	GRACE-FO 2	German/American science satellite	Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On 2

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instance of

research satellite

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part of

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On

together with

GRACE-FO 1

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logo image

GRACE-FO mission logo.png
2,576 × 3,153; 2.19 MB

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image

GRACE-FO.jpg
2,048 × 1,456; 1.64 MB

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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 East

point in time

22 May 2018

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reference URL

http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt

start point

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 East

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reference URL

http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt

space launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 4

serial number

B1043.2

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reference URL

http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt

operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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German Aerospace Center

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launch contractor

SpaceX

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UTC date of spacecraft launch

22 May 2018

refine date

19:47:58

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

parent astronomical body

Earth

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apoapsis

503.6 kilometre

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reference URL

https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43477

periapsis

483.1 kilometre

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reference URL

https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43477

type of orbit

Sun-synchronous orbit

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orbital eccentricity

0.0014902

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reference URL

https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43477

orbital inclination

88.9853 degree

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reference URL

https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43477

orbital period

94.48 minute

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reference URL

https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43477

semi-major axis of an orbit

6,871.5 kilometre

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reference URL

https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43477

manufacturer

Airbus Defence and Space

has characteristic

general contractor

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reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/grace-fo.htm

powered by

solar cell panel

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reference URL

https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/70/grace-fo-launch-press-kit/

length

3.123 metre

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reference URL

https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/70/grace-fo-launch-press-kit/

width

1.943 metre

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reference URL

https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/70/grace-fo-launch-press-kit/

height

0.78 metre

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reference URL

https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/70/grace-fo-launch-press-kit/

mass

600.2 kilogram

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reference URL

https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/70/grace-fo-launch-press-kit/

spacecraft bus

Flexbus

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reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/grace-fo.htm

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https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43477

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Jonathan's Space Report

GRACE-FO 2 (Q61040417)

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