ICESat - NASA Satellite

ICESat was the benchmark Earth Observing System mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.

ICESat Mission Information

Mission Details
Name	ICESat
Launch Date	January 13, 2003
Mission Type	Unmanned
Type	Satellite
Launch Vehicle	Delta II
Launch Site	Vandenberg AFB, United States
Satellite Details
Application	Measure Earths polar ice sheets, clouds, mountains and forests
Scientific Instrument	Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS)
Space Organization Details
Country	United States
Continent	North America
Organization	NASA

View details on the NASA website

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