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Grace

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2021-059AULaunched 6/30/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-2
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
6/30/2021
Last Contact
10/22/2023
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
529.5 km
Inclination
97.52 deg
Orbit Plane
1
Dry Mass
37 kg
Total Mass
44 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Satellogic
Manufacturer
Satellogic
Constellation
Name
Satellogic Aleph
Active Satellites
19
Planned Satellites
300
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-059AU
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1147
Track
Mentions
117
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The Optical Telescope Assembly serves as the primary imaging instrument for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope by providing precise and stable imagery.

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L3Harris Technologies delivered the Optical Telescope Assembly for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to NASA.

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L3Harris delivers optical system to NASA for Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The proposed rules create a license exemption for commercial technology used in spacecraft for official space agency programs, including Mars Sample Return and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is currently scheduled to launch by 2027.

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch by 2027.

PlanValue 3.8Apr 18, 2024L3Harris Engineers Complete the Alignment of 10 Mirrors on NASA's Roman Space Telescope

The NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch by 2027.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 17, 2024L3Harris team aligns 10 mirrors for NASA’s Roman telescope

The successful completion of the acoustic qualification test brings the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission one step closer to its launch.

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MSI DFAT Services, LLC. successfully completed the acoustic qualification test for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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The test aimed to simulate the intense acoustic environment that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will experience during its launch and ascent into space.

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is designed to investigate long-standing astronomical mysteries, including the discovery of new planets and the exploration of dark energy and dark matter.

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Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen will design, build, and deliver the GRACE‑C satellites to the launch site and provide Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) support for NASA/JPL.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.5Mar 21, 2024Airbus Awarded Contract by NASA’s JPL to Build GRACE-C Climate Monitoring Twin Spacecraft

The U.S.–Germany partnership to ensure uninterrupted measurement of Earth’s gravity field began in 2002 with GRACE and continued with GRACE Follow‑On launched in 2018.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 21, 2024Airbus Awarded Contract by NASA’s JPL to Build GRACE-C Climate Monitoring Twin Spacecraft

Launch of GRACE-C is planned no earlier than late 2028 from the United States.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 21, 2024Airbus Awarded Contract by NASA’s JPL to Build GRACE-C Climate Monitoring Twin Spacecraft

Airbus has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design and build the GRACE-C twin spacecraft.

RelationshipsValue 5.0Mar 21, 2024Airbus Awarded Contract by NASA’s JPL to Build GRACE-C Climate Monitoring Twin Spacecraft

Launch of GRACE-C is planned no earlier than late 2028 from the United States.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 19, 2024NASA JPL awards Airbus a GRACE-C contract for two spacecraft

Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen will design, build, and deliver the GRACE-C satellites to the launch site and provide Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) support for NASA/JPL.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Mar 19, 2024NASA JPL awards Airbus a GRACE-C contract for two spacecraft

Airbus has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to design and build the two GRACE-C spacecraft.

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch by May 2027.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 14, 2024NASA's Latest Mission to Investigate the Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, and Stellar Explosions

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch by May of 2027.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 13, 2024New NASA mission to study ultraviolet sky, stars, stellar explosions

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s next-generation infrared space telescope scheduled to launch by May 2027.

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