 Unloading GRACE flight model 1 from MIL-26T helicopter at Plesetsk Cosmodrom. (Picture © JPL) |
 Transport of the GRACE flight model 1 to Eurockot's payload processing facility at Plesetsk Cosmodrom. (Picture © JPL) |
 GRACE flight model 2 arriving at Archangel airport with an Ilyushin IL-76 freighter. (Picture © JPL) |
 Ready to start fuel loading of GRACE (Picture © JPL) |
 Twin Satellites ready to be mounted on the Multi-Satellite Dispenser (Picture © JPL) |
 The GRACE satellites after mounting on the Multi-Satellite Dispenser (MSD) (Picture © JPL) |
 Launch tower with SS-19 and space-head ready to hoist in place (Picture © JPL) |
 The two GRACE satellites inside the fairing (Picture © JPL) |
 The twin GRACE satellites are now mounted on Breeze, the third stage of the Rockot launch vehicle (Picture © JPL) |
 L- 5 min - launch tower rolled back (Picture © JPL) |
 Ignition of the ROCKOT launch vehicle, which base on the Russian SS-19 ICBM (Picture © JPL) |
 Lift off! GRACE launch from Plesetsk cosmodrome: March 17, 2002; 09:21:26.875 UTC (Picture © JPL) |
 GRACE launchtower at Plesetsk March 16, 2002 (Picture © JPL) |
