GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:satellite
Earth observation mission |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:endDate |
2017-10
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment)
|
| gptkbp:launchDate |
2002-03-17
|
| gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Plesetsk_Cosmodrome
|
| gptkbp:launchVehicle |
gptkb:Rockot
|
| gptkbp:mass |
each satellite ~480 kg
|
| gptkbp:missionType |
Earth science
|
| gptkbp:numberOfSatellites |
2
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR) |
| gptkbp:orbitType |
low Earth orbit
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
measure Earth's gravity field
study sea level rise monitor changes in water storage study mass changes in ice sheets |
| gptkbp:spacecraft |
twin satellites
|
| gptkbp:status |
retired
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:GRACE-FO
|
| gptkbp:targetUser |
hydrologists
climate scientists geophysicists |
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Grace/index.html
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory,_Pasadena,_California
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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