GRACE-FO

NORAD 43477 · COSPAR 2018-047B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #47011 @ 442 x 449 km x 88.9983 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 06:46 UTC Â· 12.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GRACE-FO 2
1 43477U 18047B 26300.28229116 .00002388 00000-0 58571-4 0 09998
2 43477 88.9983 179.8353 0004720 337.3672 22.7375 15.40243471470112

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 22nd 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

NASA/German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Airbus

Launch mass

600 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

88.9983Â°

Period

93.49 min

Perigee

442 km

Apogee

449 km

Eccentricity

0.000472

RAAN

179.8353Â°

Arg of Perigee

337.3672Â°

Mean Motion

15.40243471 rev/d