ICESat-2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

15 Sep 2018, 1:02pm

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Launch Service Provider

Mission

ICESat-2

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2) is a NASA Earth observation mission for measuring ice sheet elevation and sea ice freeboard, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.

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Liftoff of NASA's ICESat-2

Updated: Jan 3, 8:03pm UTC

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