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Rokot / Briz-KM: GRACE
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.
Sunday, 17 March 2002
Mission Data
Launch VehicleRokot/Briz-KM
Vehicle FamilyRokot
Vehicle Record28 of 31 launches (90.3%)
Launch Provider🇫🇷 Eurockot Launch Services
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record13 successes / 1 failures (93%)
Success Streak8 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad133/3 (133L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#12
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad159
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
133/3 (133L) · 62.8870°N 40.8470°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.