Cryospheric Sciences

ICESat 2: Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat-2)

Class:

Flight Project

Status:

Operational

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Launch Date:

September 2018

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The 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 unprecedented detail.

Key Staff
    Artist concept of ICESat-2 in orbit

    Contact Us

    Nathan Kurtz
    Chief
    301-614-5013
    nathan.t.kurtz@nasa.gov

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