Rokot / Briz-KM | GRACE
Status: Success | Launched: Mar 17, 2002 09:21 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Eurockot Launch Services (Commercial)
- Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM — Rokot family
Mission
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.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 133/3 (133L)
- Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.