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GRACE-2
German/American science satellite. GRACE-2 was launched on March 17, 2002 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 24, 2017).
COSPAR 2002-012BNORAD 27392Germany
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GRACE 2
- Common name
- GRACE-2
- International designator
- 2002-012B
- NORAD catalog number
- 27392
- GCAT identifier
- S27392
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/411
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- DLR Geo
- Owner
- GFZ
- Country
- Germany
- Builder
- Astrium (D), Bremen
- Platform (bus)
- FlexBus
Launch
- Date
- March 17, 2002 · 09:21 UTC
- Launch record
- 2002-012Success
- Rocket
- Rokot
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC133/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 482 km
- Apogee
- 507 km
- Inclination
- 89.03°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- December 24, 2017
- Last known active
- Oct 27, 2017
- End of operations
- Oct 27, 2017
Size
- Mass
- 475 kg
- Dry mass
- 443 kg
- Length
- 3.1 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 3.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q46539486 (CC0).