NASA Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 Earth Observation Spacecraft
NASA Earth-observation spacecraft using a photon-counting laser altimeter to measure ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, land, canopy and ocean elevation.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ICESat-2Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2ICESat II
- Family Name
- ICESat-2
- Full Name
- NASA Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 Earth Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- earth_observationresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA Earth-observation spacecraft using a photon-counting laser altimeter to measure ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, land, canopy and ocean elevation.
- First Flight Year
- 2,018
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/icesat-2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:41:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:30:43 UTC