United Launch AllianceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Delta II 7420-10 | ICESat-2
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.September 15, 2018Add to calendar
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Image: USAF/Joe Davila
United Launch Alliance's 131st launch · 7th this year · humanity's 5,776th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 15, 12:46 – Sep 15, 13:49 UTC
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ICESat-2
ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2) is a NASA Earth observation mission for measuring ice sheet elevation and sea ice freeboard, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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- Liftoff of NASA's ICESat-2 — NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Delta II ICESat-2 Launch Highlights — United Launch Alliance
