Space X launches Twin Satellites Designed to Track Climate Changes

Space X launched two satellites on May 22 on a Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO), a collaboration between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences to monitor climate changes.

According to a report from Space.com, GRACE-FO tracks the movement of water and ice on and beneath the Earth’s surface, as well as changes in the planet’s mass and gravity field.

This footage shows the launch and includes a description of the spacecraft’s role. Credit: NASA via Storyful