GRACE-FO 1

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/GRACE-FO_1
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation ~490 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GRACE-FO 1
gptkbp:inclination 89.0°
gptkbp:launchDate 2018-05-22
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_9_Block_5
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Airbus_Defence_and_Space
gptkbp:mass 600 kg
gptkbp:missionType Earth observation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:GFZ_(German_Research_Centre_for_Geosciences)
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:GRACE-FO_mission
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:GRACE_mission
gptkbp:purpose measure Earth's gravity field
monitor water movement
study sea level rise
monitor droughts
track mass changes in ice sheets and glaciers
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:targetUser gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:twinSatellite gptkb:GRACE-FO_2
gptkbp:website https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GRACE-FO
gptkb:GRACE_Follow-On
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7