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GRAIL A
Lunar gravity field.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar gravity field. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2011-046; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 10 September 2011, 13:08:52 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Delta 7920H
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 17 December 2012
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
GRAIL A
Lunar gravity field.
- GCAT ID
- S37801
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
- Launch mass
- 307 kg
- Propulsion
- AOCS
- Dimensions
- 1.1 m long · 0.8 m diameter · 1.1 m span
GRAIL B
Lunar gravity field.
- GCAT ID
- S37802
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
- Launch mass
- 307 kg
- Propulsion
- AOCS
- Dimensions
- 1.1 m long · 0.8 m diameter · 1.1 m span
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Gallery
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