flown missionSuccess

Rokot / Briz-KM | GRACE

Eurockot Launch Services133/3 (133L) — Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationMar 17, 2002, 09:21 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: GRACE
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) was a joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Twin satellites took detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field anomalies from its launch in March 2002 to the end of its science mission in October 2017.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Mar 17, 2002, 09:21 UTC
Window opens: Mar 17, 2002, 09:21 UTC
Window closes: Mar 17, 2002, 09:21 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:31 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Family: Rokot
Variant: Briz-KM
Provider: Eurockot Launch Services
Type: Commercial
Country: FRA,RUS

launch site

Pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Europe/Moscow
Coordinates: 62.8870, 40.8470