Program archive
Twin gravity-mapping satellites is explored here through 2 archived missions, from GRACE through GRACE Follow-On, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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2 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
GRACE-1 and GRACE-2 twin spacecraft launched at about 1,069 pounds (485 kilograms) each per satellite and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, German Aerospace Center, and GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.
GRACE-FO twin spacecraft launched at about 1,323 pounds (600 kilograms) each per satellite and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.