CryoSat
ESA’s Earth Explorer CryoSat mission is dedicated to measuring the thickness of polar sea ice and monitoring changes in the ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica. Its SAR Interferometric Radar Altimeter is designed for ice, measuring changes at the margins of vast ice sheets and floating ice in polar oceans.
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Identity
- Aliases
- CryoSatCryoSat-2CryoSat 2CryoSat mission
- Name
- CryoSat
- Status
- active
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- Description
- ESA’s Earth Explorer CryoSat mission is dedicated to measuring the thickness of polar sea ice and monitoring changes in the ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica. Its SAR Interferometric Radar Altimeter is designed for ice, measuring changes at the margins of vast ice sheets and floating ice in polar oceans.
- Destination
- Polar, non-sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 719 km (92° inclination)
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2010-04-08
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 13:33:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 00:15:44 UTC
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