ICESat

Ice, Clouds and Land Elevation Satellite

Type

Orbiter

Launch

Jan. 13, 2003

Target

Earth

Objective

Measure Earth's polar ice sheets, clouds, mountains and forests

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.

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