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Satellite launch means continued timely information for Alaskans

By Rod Boyce | Geophysical Institute on Nov 13, 2022 Featured, Science/Education

Thursday’s launch of an environmental satellite aboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California might not register as a big thing for Alaskans, but it is. The satellite, once in full operation, will bring timely data about the weather, sea ice, wildfires and much more to Alaskans for the next seven […]

NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth’s Changing Ice

By Patrick Lynch | Goddard Space Flight Center, Steve Cole | NASA on Sep 17, 2018 Featured, Science/Education

NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) successfully launched from California at 9:02 a.m. EDT Saturday, embarking on its mission to measure the ice of Earth’s frozen reaches with unprecedented accuracy. ICESat-2 lifted off from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base on United Launch Alliance’s final Delta II rocket. Ground stations in […]