GRACE-FO

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:availableOn publicly available
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration ongoing
planned 5 years
gptkbp:elevation 490 km
gptkbp:format gptkb:HDF5
gptkb:NetCDF
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gravity_Recovery_and_Climate_Experiment_Follow-On
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GRACE-FO
gptkbp:inclination 89 degrees
gptkbp:instrument accelerometer
microwave ranging system
handheld GPS device
laser ranging interferometer
gptkbp:launchDate 2018-05-22
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_9
gptkbp:mass 600 kg (each satellite)
gptkbp:missionType geodesy
Earth observation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:German_Research_Centre_for_Geosciences_(GFZ)
gptkbp:orbitType Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:GRACE
gptkbp:purpose measure Earth's gravity field
monitor changes in water and ice on Earth
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:SWOT
gptkb:ICESat-2
gptkb:GRACE
gptkbp:releaseDate Level-1
Level-2
Level-3
gptkbp:scientificGoals monitor mass changes in Earth's water cycle
observe sea level rise
study solid Earth processes
track ice sheet and glacier mass loss
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:GRACE-FO_1
gptkb:GRACE-FO_2
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:targetUser gptkb:learned_society
hydrologists
geophysicists
climate researchers
gptkbp:website https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GRACE_mission
gptkb:Earth_Science_Division_missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6