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preparation for future satellites. The LRI allows for more accurate inter-satellite ranging due to the shorter wavelength of light, and additionally allows the angle between the two spacecraft to be measured as well as their separation via differential wavefront sensing (DWS). Using the LRI, scientists have improved the precision of the separation distance measurements by a factor of more than 20 relative to the GRACE mission. Each laser on the LRI has about the same power as four laser pointers. These lasers must be detected by a spacecraft about 220 kilometres (140 mi) away. This laser approach will generate much more accurate measurements than the previous GRACE satellite mission.
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GRACE-FO will continue to monitor Earth's gravity and climate. The mission will track gravitational changes in global sea levels, glaciers, and ice sheets, as well as large lake and river water levels, and soil moisture. In addition, each of the satellites will use GPS antennas to create at least 200
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Following an age-related battery issue on GRACE-2 in September 2017, it became apparent that GRACE-2's remaining battery capacity would not be sufficient to operate. Therefore, it was decided in mid-October to decommission the GRACE-2 satellite and end GRACE's science mission. Atmospheric reentry of
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satellites. During in-orbit checks, an anomaly was discovered in the primary system component of the microwave instrument (MWI), and the system was temporarily powered down on 19 July 2018. After a full investigation by an anomaly response team at JPL, the backup system in the MWI was powered up on
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upper stage) launch vehicle on 17 March 2002. The spacecraft were launched to an initial altitude of approximately 500 km at a near-polar inclination of 89°. During normal operations, the satellites were separated by 220 km along their orbit track. This system was able to gather global
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The orbit and design of GRACE-FO is very similar to its predecessor. GRACE-FO employs the same two-way microwave-ranging link as GRACE, which will allow for similar inter-satellite ranging precision. In addition, GRACE-FO employs laser-ranging interferometry (LRI) as a technological experiment in
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microwave-ranging link between them. Fine distance measurements are made by comparing frequency shifts of the link. This is made possible due to the onboard Ultra Stable Oscillator (USO) which produces the frequencies for the K-band ranging system. The micrometer-sensitivity of this measurement
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is to meteorologists. For example, measuring ocean pressure gradients allows scientists to estimate monthly changes in deep ocean currents. The limited resolution of GRACE is acceptable in this research because large ocean currents can also be estimated and verified by an ocean buoy network.
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on 16 June 2015 used GRACE data between 2003 and 2013 to conclude that 21 of the world's 37 largest aquifers "have exceeded sustainability tipping points and are being depleted" and thirteen of them are "considered significantly distressed." The most over-stressed is the
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GRACE chiefly detected changes in the distribution of water across the planet. Scientists use GRACE data to estimate ocean bottom pressure (the combined weight of the ocean waters and atmosphere), which is as important to oceanographers as
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height, gravity anomalies, and changes in the distribution of mass on Earth's surface. Gridded products estimating changes in mass in units of liquid water equivalent thickness are available at JPL's GRACE Tellus website.
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GRACE is sensitive to regional variations in the mass of the atmosphere and high-frequency variation in ocean bottom pressure. These variations are well understood and are removed from monthly gravity estimates using
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coefficients with a maximum degree of 60. Degree 90 products are also available. These products have a typical latency of 1–2 months. These geopotential coefficients may be used to compute
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requires accordingly precise measurements of each spacecraft's position, motion, and orientation to be useful. To remove the effect of external, non-gravitational forces (e.g.,
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The monthly gravity anomalies maps generated by GRACE are up to 1,000 times more accurate than previous maps, substantially improving the accuracy of many techniques used by
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in Pasadena. The highly precise accelerometer that is needed to separate atmospheric and solar radiation pressure effects from the gravitation data was manufactured by
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anomalies, GRACE showed how mass is distributed around the planet and how it varies over time. Data from the GRACE satellites is an important tool for studying Earth's
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coverage every 30 days. GRACE far exceeded its 5-year design lifespan, operating for 15 years until the decommissioning of GRACE-2 on 27 October 2017. Its successor,
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Scientists have also detailed improved methods for using GRACE data to describe Earth's gravity field. GRACE data are critical in helping to determine the cause of
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GRACE uses precise measurements of the motions of two spacecraft in Earth's orbit to track the movement of water through the oceans, land, and atmosphere.
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GRACE-2 occurred on 24 December 2017 at approximately 00:16 UTC; atmospheric reentry of GRACE-1 took place on 10 March 2018 around 06:09 UTC.
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from its launch in March 2002 to the end of its science mission in October 2017. The two satellites were sometimes called Tom and Jerry, a nod to the
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from ground stations using the Center of Mass Trim Assembly (MTA) which ensures the center of mass is modified throughout the flight accordingly.
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In 2006, a team of researchers led by Ralph von Frese and Laramie Potts used GRACE data to discover the 480-kilometer-wide (300 mi)
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are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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Ciufolini, I.; Pavlis, E.C.; Peron, R. (2006). "Determination of frame-dragging using Earth gravity models from CHAMP and GRACE".
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The GRACE-FO satellites obtain electricity from gallium arsenide solar cell array panels covering the outside of each satellite.
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19 October 2018 and GRACE-FO resumed its in-orbit checks. GRACE-FO entered the science phase of its mission on 28 January 2019.
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GRACE data have also provided insights into regional hydrology inaccessible to other forms of remote sensing: for example,
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Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
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Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
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inside Earth, mass measurements provided by GRACE help scientists better understand these important natural processes.
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profiles per day of atmospheric temperature distribution and water vapor content, a first for the GRACE mission.
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Marti, Florence; Blazquez, Alejandro; Meyssignac, Benoit; Ablain, Michaël; Barnoud, Anne; et al. (2021).
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GRACE data also contribute to fundamental physics. They have been used to re-analyze data obtained from the
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GPS radio occultation and the role of atmospheric pressure on spaceborne gravity estimation over Antarctica
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per year in the same period. These equate to a total of 0.9 mm/yr of sea level rise. Increases in
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Tapley, Byron D.; Bettadpur, Srinivas; Ries, John C.; Thompson, Paul F.; Watkins, Michael M. (2004).
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CSR, GFZ, and JPL process observations and ancillary data downloaded from GRACE to produce monthly
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1.943 × 3.123 × 0.78 m (6.4 × 10.2 × 2.6 ft)
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1.942 × 3.123 × 0.72 m (6.4 × 10.2 × 2.4 ft)
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Center for Space Research, and the co-principal investigator is Christoph Reigber of the
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systems, and attitude determination and control system algorithms were provided by
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GRACE also detects changes in the gravity field due to geophysical processes.
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Diagrams illustrating the systems and instruments aboard the GRACE spacecraft
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Change in mass of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets as measured by GRACE
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of about 0.8 W/m were similarly found spanning 2002 thru 2019.
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Joint American-German space mission to map Earth's gravitational field
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rocket from Vandenberg AFB, California, sharing the launch with five
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The two GRACE satellites, GRACE-1 and GRACE-2, were launched from
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For 15 Years, GRACE Tracked Freshwater Movements Around the World
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of ice per year between 2003 and 2013, while Antarctica has lost
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JPL Physical Oceanography and Distributed Active Archive Center
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Global gravity anomaly animations over land and oceans by GRACE
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of Greenland and Antarctica. Greenland has been found to lose
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provides an especially strong signal when viewed by GRACE. A
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GRACE data have provided a record of mass loss within the
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Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer
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The GRACE-FO mission, a collaboration between NASA and
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in India and California. The annual hydrology of the
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Variations in ocean bottom pressure measured by GRACE
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European Space Agency. 7 June 2019 1797: 1773:"Gravity Anomaly Maps and The Geoid" 1707:NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 1619: 897:The spacecraft were manufactured by 573: 510:), to be launched in or after 2028. 3028:"Spacecraft: Microwaves and Lasers" 2925:Smith, Esprit (14 September 2018). 587:was named after the GRACE mission. 13: 3547:Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer 3286:. NASA Facts. NASA. Archived from 3273: 3192: 2904:"GRACE-FO Resumes Data Collection" 2873:Weitering, Hanneke (22 May 2018). 2699:National Space Science Data Center 2671:National Space Science Data Center 2572:. GRACE Mission. 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The GRACE vehicles also have 915:Technical University of Denmark 816:Earth gravitational field model 683:of warming water or changes in 3149:10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012010 3050:"Laser Ranging Interferometer" 2957:Science Data System Newsletter 1896:"Measuring Gravity With GRACE" 1798:Amos, Jonathan (7 June 2019). 1695: 1110: 953:The two satellites (nicknamed 948: 100: 1: 3931:Astrobiology Field Laboratory 3329:by the University of Colorado 1588:"Trajectory Details: GRACE 1" 1447: 1326:506.3 km (314.6 mi) 1316:481.7 km (299.3 mi) 853: 761: 649:to the flow of water through 531:University of Texas at Austin 5562:-S1 No. 3 / Kosmos 2528 3997:Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking 3857:Wide Field Infrared Explorer 3541:Soil Moisture Active Passive 3444:Atmospheric infrared sounder 3368:published on 16 May 2018 by 2553:10.1016/j.newast.2006.02.001 2136:Geophysical Research Letters 2095:Geophysical Research Letters 1656:. 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Archived from 809: 451:17 March 2002, 04:21  323:GRACE-2: 24 December 2017, 5976: 5751: 5593: 5507: 5441: 5400: 5333: 5254: 5154: 5071: 5006: 4927: 4761: 4692: 4573: 4524: 4477: 4425: 4395: 4356: 4299: 4250: 4210: 4153: 4088: 4067: 3987: 3946: 3923: 3902: 3889:Near-Earth Asteroid Scout 3871: 3800:Solar Mesosphere Explorer 3582: 3479:Large Binocular Telescope 3412: 3406:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 3159:21.11116/0000-0003-655A-7 2066:Earth System Science Data 1627:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1560:"GRACE Launch: Press Kit" 1367: 1363: 1350: 1340: 1330: 1320: 1310: 1300: 1290: 1280: 1275: 1271: 1267: 1257: 1243: 1233: 1217: 1212: 1208: 1204: 1196: 1188: 1173: 1163: 1158: 1154: 1150: 1140: 1120: 1107: 1088: 1070: 1062: 1058: 1037: 1025: 976:optical corner reflectors 943:Global Positioning System 933:GRACE's key measurement, 653:and the slow currents of 535:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 476:) was a joint mission of 462: 458: 445: 435: 425: 421:508 km (316 mi) 415: 411:483 km (300 mi) 405: 395: 385: 375: 370: 366: 362: 280: 265: 260: 256: 252: 242: 229: 218: 202: 197: 193: 189: 181: 173: 163: 153: 148: 144: 140: 130: 110: 97: 78: 60: 52: 48: 36: 24: 5944:No. 5, No. 6, 4964:Falcon Heavy test flight 4937:No. 3, No. 4, 3979:Solar System Ambassadors 3806:Spaceborne Imaging Radar 3077:. GRACE Tellus. NASA/JPL 3075:"GRACE Tellus: GRACE-FO" 1620:NASA (27 October 2017). 1178:Airbus Defence and Space 968:solar radiation pressure 750:Water Resources Research 747:-led study published in 730:Earth's Energy Imbalance 693:ocean surface topography 679:, for example – or from 3964:NASA Deep Space Network 3812:Spitzer Space Telescope 3732:Mars Exploration Rovers 3523:Mars Science Laboratory 3450:Deep Space Atomic Clock 3103:. European Space Agency 2242:10.1126/science.1099192 2169:Famiglietti, J (2011). 482:German Aerospace Center 285:GRACE-1: 10 March 2018, 5408:Telkom-4 / Merah Putih 3529:Microwave limb sounder 863: 788: 780: 756:Arabian Aquifer System 6038:Gravimetry satellites 6013:Satellites of Germany 5586:B, Stars-AO, AUTcube2 3947:Related organizations 3229:"Spacecraft Overview" 2437:Ge, Shengjie (2006). 2075:10.5194/essd-2021-220 1779:. NASA. 30 March 2004 1680:"Decay Data: GRACE-2" 1653:"Decay Data: GRACE-1" 1281:Reference system 1225:2018-05-22UTC19:47:58 1221:22 May 2018, 19:47:58 1159:Spacecraft properties 1066:Gravitational science 929:Measurement principle 861: 786: 778: 737:groundwater depletion 645:From the thinning of 376:Reference system 149:Spacecraft properties 56:Gravitational science 4745:Orbital launches in 4636:TrailBlazer-2001 STA 4051:Orbital launches in 3992:JPL Science Division 3726:Mars Global Surveyor 3694:Mars Climate Orbiter 3355:on 25 February 2012. 3321:GRACE Tellus website 3052:. GRACE-FO. NASA/JPL 3030:. GRACE-FO. NASA/JPL 2826:"GRACE-FO 1 – Orbit" 2628:(B12): 30205–30229. 2320:10.1029/2008JB006161 2274:. NASA. 16 June 2015 2199:10.1029/2010GL046442 2156:10.1029/2009GL039401 2116:10.1029/2021GL093624 2029:10.1002/2014GL061052 1944:10.1002/2014JB011547 935:satellite gravimetry 668:atmospheric pressure 328:      290:      206:17 March 2002, 09:21 40:GRACE-1 and GRACE-2 5063:Gaofen-1-02, 03, 04 3255:"Solar Cell Arrays" 3140:2015JPhCS.610a2010A 2832:. 29 September 2019 2752:Gunter's Space Page 2634:1998JGR...10330205W 2545:2006NewA...11..527C 2495:10.1038/nature03007 2487:2004Natur.431..958C 2311:2009JGRB..114.6406T 2234:2004Sci...305..503T 2190:2011GeoRL..38.3403F 2148:2009GeoRL..3618401T 2107:2021GeoRL..4893624H 2021:2014GeoRL..41.8130V 2005:Velicogna, Isabella 1935:2015JGRB..120.2648W 1534:Gunter's Space Page 1022: 992:geopotential models 911:Space Systems/Loral 557:Plesetsk Cosmodrome 546:University of Texas 343: /  305: /  44:ESSP-2A and ESSP-2B 21: 5413:Parker Solar Probe 5131:-12L / Kosmos 2526 5026:× 4 (FM13 to FM16) 4827:Landmapper BC 3 v2 3209:. NASA. 8 May 2018 2990:on 26 January 2021 2852:"GRACE-FO Mission" 2348:The New York Times 2178:Geophys. Res. Lett 2015:(119): 8130–8137. 1755:"Mission Overview" 1565:. NASA. March 2002 1421:Spaceflight portal 1276:Orbital parameters 1020: 996:spherical harmonic 864: 800:Wilkes Land crater 789: 781: 726:ocean heat content 371:Orbital parameters 210:2002-03-17UTC09:21 19: 5988: 5987: 5838:Orbital Reflector 5770:Blacksky Global 2 5689:Blacksky Global 1 4919:GovSat-1 / SES-16 4704: 4703: 4010: 4009: 3969:Goldstone Complex 3924:Canceled missions 3903:Proposed missions 3720:Mars Polar Lander 2830:Heavens-Above.com 2643:10.1029/98JB02844 2481:(7011): 958–960. 2228:(5683): 503–505. 1777:Earth Observatory 1371: 1370: 1144:Planned: 5 years 955:"Tom" and "Jerry" 776: 689:ocean circulation 681:thermal expansion 466: 465: 134:Planned: 5 years 6045: 6033:Satellite series 5963: 5957: 5950: 5908: 5902: 5896: 5878: 5853: 5846: 5840: 5834: 5828: 5822: 5816: 5809: 5719: 5712: 5703: 5696: 5636: 5629: 5233: 5227: 5220: 5214: 5207:Cygnus CRS OA-9E 5180: 5174: 4992:Tintin A & B 4900: 4893: 4873: 4866:Jilin-1 Video-08 4862:Jilin-1 Video-07 4849: 4842: 4836: 4829: 4823: 4817: 4810: 4804: 4750: 4749: 4748: 4731: 4724: 4717: 4708: 4707: 4056: 4055: 4054: 4037: 4030: 4023: 4014: 4013: 3872:Planned missions 3863:Lunar Flashlight 3474:Keck observatory 3413:Current missions 3399: 3392: 3385: 3376: 3375: 3362: 3356: 3303: 3302: 3300: 3298: 3292: 3285: 3277: 3271: 3270: 3268: 3266: 3251: 3245: 3244: 3242: 3240: 3225: 3219: 3218: 3216: 3214: 3199: 3190: 3189: 3187: 3185: 3170: 3164: 3163: 3161: 3151: 3119: 3113: 3112: 3110: 3108: 3093: 3087: 3086: 3084: 3082: 3071: 3062: 3061: 3059: 3057: 3046: 3040: 3039: 3037: 3035: 3024: 3018: 3017: 3016:on 20 July 2014. 3006: 3000: 2999: 2997: 2995: 2989: 2982: 2974: 2961: 2960: 2954: 2945: 2939: 2938: 2936: 2934: 2922: 2916: 2915: 2913: 2911: 2899: 2890: 2889: 2887: 2885: 2870: 2864: 2863: 2861: 2859: 2848: 2842: 2841: 2839: 2837: 2822: 2816: 2815: 2813: 2811: 2806:. 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UTC
NASA
German Aerospace Center
Earth's gravity
field
anomalies
famous cartoon
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