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Delta II ICESat-2 Encapsulation

USAF 30th Space Wing/Alex Valdez2018-09-04

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

The first half of the United Launch Alliance Delta II payload fairing is secured around NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) on Sept. 4, 2018, at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellite is being prepared for its scheduled launch on the final Delta II rocket. ICESat-2 will measure the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. The satellite will carry the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS). ICESat-2 will help scientists investigate why, and how much our planet's frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, are changing in a warming climate.

Details

  • Title: Delta II ICESat-2 Encapsulation
  • Creator: USAF 30th Space Wing/Alex Valdez
  • Date Created: 2018-09-04
  • Location: SLC-2, VAFB
  • Rights: KSC
  • Album: ajwatso3

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