CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- ICESat
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Full Name
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Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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12 Jan 2003
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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14 Aug 2010
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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27642 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2003-002A
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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97 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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N/A
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Orbit Inclination
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94 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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600 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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183 days
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Objectives and Applications
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3-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Monitors mass balance of polar ice sheets and their contribution to global sea level change. Secondary goals: cloud heights and vertical structure of clouds/aerosols; roughness, reflectivity, vegetation heights, snow-cover.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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