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GRACE-FO 2
German/American science satellite. GRACE-FO 2 was launched on May 22, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2018-047BNORAD 43477United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GRACE-FO 2
- International designator
- 2018-047B
- NORAD catalog number
- 43477
- GCAT identifier
- S43477
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/877
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- DLR Geo
- Owner
- JPL
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Airbus Defense and Space, Bremen
- Platform (bus)
- FlexBus
Launch
- Date
- May 22, 2018 · 19:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-047Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 484 km
- Apogee
- 504 km
- Inclination
- 88.99°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2023
Size
- Mass
- 600 kg
- Dry mass
- 500 kg
- Length
- 3.1 m
- Diameter
- 0.70 m
- Span
- 3.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q61040417 (CC0).