ESA CryoSat-2 Earth Observation Ice-Monitoring Spacecraft
Earth Explorer spacecraft measuring polar sea-ice thickness and changes in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets with the SIRAL SAR interferometric radar altimeter.
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Identity
- Aliases
- CryoSatCryoSat-2CryoSat mission
- Family Name
- CryoSat-2
- Full Name
- ESA CryoSat-2 Earth Observation Ice-Monitoring Spacecraft
- Roles
- earth_observationresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Earth Explorer spacecraft measuring polar sea-ice thickness and changes in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets with the SIRAL SAR interferometric radar altimeter.
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:21:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:21:00 UTC