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English: The NASA/German Research Centre for Geosciences GRACE Follow-On spacecraft launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission will measure changes in how mass is redistributed within and among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land and ice sheets, as well as within Earth itself. GRACE-FO is sharing its ride to orbit with five Iridium NEXT communications satellites as part of a commercial rideshare agreement. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Español: Despegue del cohete Falcon 9 desde la base Vandenberg llevando los satélites GRACE-FO e Iridium NEXT.

Date

22 May 2018, 12:48:09

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NASA/Bill Ingalls

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Image title	The NASA/German Research Centre for Geosciences GRACE Follow-On spacecraft launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission will measure changes in how mass is redistributed within and among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land and ice sheets, as well as within Earth itself. GRACE-FO is sharing its ride to orbit with five Iridium NEXT communications satellites as part of a commercial rideshare agreement. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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Date and time of data generation	12:48, 22 May 2018
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Credit/Provider	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Source	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Headline	GRACE-FO Launch
Label	Red
Short title	GRACE-FO Launch
Copyright holder	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)For copyright and restrictions refer to - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html
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City shown	Vandenberg Air Force Base
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
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File change date and time	21:10, 22 May 2018
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Writer	bi
Special instructions	MANDATORY CREDIT: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) AFS 8/101 - Permanent
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Date metadata was last modified	17:10, 22 May 2018
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Contact information	http://www.nasa.gov NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC, 20546 USA 202-358-1900
Keywords	30th Space Wing California Falcon 9 German Research Centre for Geosciences Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) Iridium Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Launch NASA Rocket Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) SpaceX Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB)
Code for country shown	USA
Sublocation of city shown	Vandenberg Air Force Base
Province or state shown	California
Country shown	USA
IIM version	4