GRACE Follow-On mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GRACE_Engine
gptkbp:application oceanography
climate science
glaciology
hydrology
solid Earth science
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR)
gptkbp:collection satellite altimetry
gravity measurements
gptkbp:community glaciologists
oceanographers
climate scientists
geoscientists
hydrologists
gptkbp:data_type gravity field data
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:railway_line
gptkb:Research_Institute
policy making
environmental monitoring
resource management
gptkbp:elevation approximately 490 km
gptkbp:field_of_study geodesy
gptkbp:frequency monthly
gptkbp:home_ground NASA's Ground Stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GRACE Follow-On mission
gptkbp:impact enhanced climate models
better flood prediction
contribution to global sea level rise studies
improved drought monitoring
improved understanding of water cycle
gptkbp:instrument K-band microwave ranging system
gptkbp:launch_date May 22, 2018
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:bird
gptkbp:measures satellite-to-satellite tracking
gptkbp:mission gptkb:satellite
2
active
GRACE-FO
GRACE-FO 1
GRACE-FO 2
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years
gptkbp:objective measure Earth's gravity field
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partnerships international collaborations
gptkbp:products high
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access
understanding climate change
monitoring water resources
studying sea level rise
mapping ice sheet mass changes
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:DLR
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:resolution high spatial resolution
high temporal resolution
gptkbp:successor gptkb:GRACE_mission