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Bookmark or Share- Home | ICESat-2Launched on September 15, 2018, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2, or ICESat-2, carries a photon-counting laser altimeter that allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, tree canopy height, ocean height, and more - all in unprecedented ...
- ICESat-2 Data | ICESat-2 - NASAICESat-2's data is free and accessible to scientists and the public through the National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
- Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) - NASAThe Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission is one of the first four missions recommended for launch by NASA by the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) within Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond.
- How it Works | ICESat-2 - NASAICESat-2’s spacecraft provides power, propulsion, orbit, navigation, data storage and handling, and more. It features an incredibly precise knowledge of the satellite’s position in space – critical for taking measurements.
- ICESat 2: Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2 - NASAThe Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, measures the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. Launched September 15, 2018, ICESat-2 carries a photon-counting laser altimeter that allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and more - all in ...
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