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ICESat-2
ICESat-2 fires rapid green laser pulses toward Earth to measure elevation with fine precision. Its data tracks ice loss, vegetation height and changing terrain around the planet.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Earth Science
TYPE
Earth Observation
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
NASA
LAUNCH DATE
Sep 15, 2018
LAUNCH SITE
Vandenberg
ORBIT CLASS
LEO
ALTITUDE · KM
481
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
94.22
INCLINATION · DEG
92.01
APOGEE · KM
485
PERIGEE · KM
477
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