NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

GRACE-C

Launch Time
NET July, 2029

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Mission Details

GRACE-C

GRACE-C is a successor to the original GRACE and GRACE-FO missions, which orbited Earth from 2002. GRACE-C will provide month-to-month changes of Earth's gravity field to track water movement and surface mass changes across the planet, monitoring variations in ice sheets, glaciers, underground water storage, soil moisture, and sea levels. These data provide an integrated global view of how Earth’s water cycle and water resources are evolving — measurements that have important applications for everyday life.

Payloads: 2

Location

CCSFS/KSC, Florida or VSFB, California, USA