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PIA22444: GRACE Follow-On Assembly
The GRACE-FO satellites were assembled by Airbus Defence and Space in Germany. This photo shows the satellites in the testing facility of IABG, an Airbus subcontractor, in Munich, Germany.
 Mission:  GRACE-FO 
 Product Size:  640 x 680 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA22444.tif (942.6 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA22444.jpg (60.22 kB)  

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At the Harris Spaceport Systems facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the twin GRACE-FO satellites are integrated with the multi-satellite dispenser structure that will be used to deploy the satellites during launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

GRACE-FO continues a successful partnership between NASA and Germany's GFZ, with participation by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). JPL manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

For more information on GRACE-FO, go to https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Airbus DS GmbH/A. Ruttloff

Image Addition Date:
2018-04-30