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ICESat

ICESat (Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite) was a NASA satellite mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics. It operated as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). ICESat was launched 13 January 2003 on a Delta II launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force…

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Operational history

IndiumGoldOrbital decayReentered the atmosphere
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Overview

NASAIce sheetMass balanceCloudAerosol
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Follow-on satellite

ICESat-2Operation IceBridgeDouglas DC-8
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Satellite instruments

LidarGround track
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Apogee altitude
594 km (369 mi)
Bus
BCP-2000
Contractor
Boeing
COSPAR ID
2003-002A
Deactivated
14 August 2010, 17:37 UTC
Decay date
30 August 2010, 08:49 UTC

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ICESat

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Edges29
Triples77
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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ICESat

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related to history · 15
ICESat → After, August, Between, Consequentially, During, February, GLAS, July, June, March, October, On, Testing, The, UTC
related to Further reading · 12
ICESat → Charles, Cloud, Elevation Satellite, June, NASA, PDF, Performance Relative, Pre-Launch Mission Success Criteria, Summary Mission Timeline, The Ice, TM-2013-217512, Webb
related to External links · 8
ICESat → August, Center, CenterICESAT/GLAS Archived, NASA's Goddard Space Flight, Space Research, Texas, University, Wayback Machine
related to Follow-on satellite · 8
ICESat → Delta II, Douglas DC-8, For, ICESat-2, NASA, NASA's Operation IceBridge, September, The
related to Satellite instruments · 8
ICESat → As ICESat, During, During August, Geoscience Laser Altimeter System, GLAS, September, The, The GLAS
Apogee altitude · 1
ICESat → 594 km (369 mi)
Bus · 1
ICESat → BCP-2000
Contractor · 1
ICESat → Boeing
COSPAR ID · 1
ICESat → 2003-002A
Deactivated · 1
ICESat → 14 August 2010, 17:37 UTC

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mission ice satellite glas cloud orbit elevation nasa laser vegetation years mass 2010 operated earth data topography land system delta

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ICESatApogee altitude594 km (369 mi)1.00infobox
ICESatBusBCP-20001.00infobox
ICESatContractorBoeing1.00infobox
ICESatCOSPAR ID2003-002A1.00infobox
ICESatDeactivated14 August 2010, 17:37 UTC1.00infobox
ICESatDecay date30 August 2010, 08:49 UTC1.00infobox
ICESatDeclaredOctober 11 20091.00infobox
ICESatDimensions2 × 2 × 3.1 m (6 ft 7 in × 6 ft 7 in × 10 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
ICESatEntered service20031.00infobox
ICESatInclination94.00°1.00infobox
ICESatLaunch date13 January 2003, 00:45:00 UTC1.00infobox
ICESatLaunch mass970 kg (2,140 lb)1.00infobox
ICESatLaunch siteVandenberg, SLC-2W1.00infobox
ICESatManufacturerBall Aerospace1.00infobox
ICESatMission duration5 years (planned) 7 years, 1 month (achieved)1.00infobox
ICESatMission typeEarth observation1.00infobox
ICESatNamesIce, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite1.00infobox
ICESatOperatorNASA1.00infobox
ICESatPerigee altitude586 km (364 mi)1.00infobox
ICESatPeriod96.60 minutes1.00infobox
ICESatPower640 watts1.00infobox
ICESatReference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
ICESatRegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
ICESatRocketDelta II 7320-10 D-2941.00infobox
ICESatSATCAT no.276421.00infobox
ICESatWebsiteICESat1.00infobox

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