Payload (satellite)
CRYOSAT 2
CRYOSAT 2 is a satellite launched 2010-04-08 by European Space Agency.
About
CryoSat-2 is a European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Explorer Mission that launched on April 8, 2010. CryoSat-2 is dedicated to measuring polar sea ice thickness and monitoring changes in ice sheets. Its primary objective is to measure the thinning of Arctic sea ice, but has applications to other regions and scientific purposes, such as Antarctica and oceanography.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID36508
International designator2010-013A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerEuropean Space Agency
Launch date2010-04-08
Launch siteBaikonur, Kazakhstan
Orbital period99.2 min
Inclination92.02°
Apogee721 km
Perigee718 km