GRACE-FO
GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On) is an active NASA-led Earth-observation mission launched on 22 May 2018 in partnership with the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), with German Space Agency (DLR) participation. Its twin satellites map month-to-month changes in Earth’s gravity and surface mass to track water movement, ice sheets, glaciers, groundwater, ocean circulation, sea level, and solid-Earth processes while demonstrating laser-ranging interferometry.
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Identity
- Aliases
- GRACE-FOGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-OnGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow onGRACE Follow-On
- Name
- GRACE-FO
- Status
- active
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- Description
- GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On) is an active NASA-led Earth-observation mission launched on 22 May 2018 in partnership with the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), with German Space Agency (DLR) participation. Its twin satellites map month-to-month changes in Earth’s gravity and surface mass to track water movement, ice sheets, glaciers, groundwater, ocean circulation, sea level, and solid-Earth processes while demonstrating laser-ranging interferometry.
- Destination
- Earth
- Launch Site
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2018-05-22
- Vehicle Families
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/grace-fo/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 12:39:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 09:10:42 UTC
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