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GRACE-2
German/American science satellite
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment 2
ESSP-2B
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instance of
research satellite
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part of
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
together with
GRACE-1
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image
GRACE spacecraft model 3.png
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mass
487
kilogram
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reference URL
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/gracelaunch.pdf
country of origin
United States of America
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Germany
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significant event
rocket launch
location
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133
point in time
17 March 2002
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stated in
Jonathan's Space Report
service retirement
point in time
27 October 2017
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reference URL
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6984
atmospheric entry
point in time
24 December 2017
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reference URL
https://www.space-track.org/basicspacedata/query/class/tip/NORAD_CAT_ID/27392/orderby/ID%20DESC/format/html/
start point
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133
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stated in
Jonathan's Space Report
space launch vehicle
Rokot
serial number
492-6992-013P/7
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stated in
Jonathan's Space Report
operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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German Aerospace Center
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launch contractor
Eurockot Launch Services
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UTC date of spacecraft launch
17 March 2002
refine date
09:21:27
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stated in
Jonathan's Space Report
time of object orbit decay
24 December 2017
refine date
00:16
coordinate location
63°54'N, 160°54'W
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reference URL
https://www.space-track.org/basicspacedata/query/class/tip/NORAD_CAT_ID/27392/orderby/ID%20DESC/format/html/
parent astronomical body
Earth
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apoapsis
508
kilometre
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reference URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2002-012B
periapsis
483
kilometre
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reference URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2002-012B
type of orbit
Sun-synchronous orbit
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orbital eccentricity
0.00182
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reference URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2002-012B
orbital inclination
89.0
degree
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reference URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2002-012B
orbital period
94.5
minute
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reference URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2002-012B
semi-major axis of an orbit
6,873.5
kilometre
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manufacturer
Space Systems
has characteristic
general contractor
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reference URL
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/grace.htm
SSL
has characteristic
subcontractor
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reference URL
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/grace.htm
powered by
solar cell panel
nominal power output
620
watt
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reference URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2002-012B
length
3.123
metre
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reference URL
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/gracelaunch.pdf
width
1.942
metre
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reference URL
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/gracelaunch.pdf
height
0.72
metre
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reference URL
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/gracelaunch.pdf
spacecraft bus
Flexbus
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reference URL
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/grace.htm
epoch
March 17, 2002
refine date
09:21:00
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reference URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2002-012B
Identifiers
COSPAR ID
2002-012B
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NSSDCA ID
2002-012B
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SCN
27392
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stated in
Jonathan's Space Report
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