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NASA blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss on Earth, see stunning pics
NASA's most advanced space laser satellite blasted off Saturday on a mission to track ice loss around the world and improve forecasts of sea level rise as the climate warms.
DNA Web Team | Sep 15, 2018, 11:43 PM IST
1.ICESat-2 mission
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2.ULA Delta II rocket with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA counted down Saturday to the launch of its $1 billion ICESat-2 mission, using advanced lasers to uncover the true depth of the melting of Earth''s ice sheets.
Photo Credits: AFP
3.Mission to uncover the true depth of Earth's ice sheets
NASA counted down Saturday to the launch of its $1 billion ICESat-2 mission, using advanced lasers to uncover the true depth of the melting of Earth''s ice sheets.
Photo Credits: AFP
4.Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket, with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard, is seen shortly after the mobile service tower at SLC-2 was rolled back before launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S. September 15, 2018.
Photo Credits: Reuters
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5.First ICESat revealed that ice cover was disappearing from coastal areas in Greenland and Antarctica
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket, with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard, launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US September 15, 2018.
Photo Credits: Reuters
6.New laser will fire 10,000 times in one second
NASATV, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA counted down Saturday to the launch of its $1 billion ICESat-2 mission, using advanced lasers to uncover the true depth of the melting of Earth''s ice sheets.
Photo Credits: AFP
7.Mission will gather enough data to estimate the annual elevation
NASA counted down Saturday to the launch of its $1 billion ICESat-2 mission, using advanced lasers to uncover the true depth of the melting of Earth''s ice sheets.
Photo Credits: AFP
