Icesat 2

Ice, Cloud and land Elevation satellite

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General

Designation	43613 / 18070A
Launch date	15 Sep 2018
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	490 km
Inclination	92°
Period	94.2 min
Launch vehicle	Delta 2 #381

Satellite worth $135 million. Launch worth $96.6 million
$200 million cost overrun announced in 2014

Carries a single instrument, the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), will provide scientists with height measurements to create a global portrait of Earth's third dimension, gathering data that can precisely track changes of terrain including glaciers, sea ice, forests and more. Atlas is a visible-light laser with a 0.8m aperture telescope.

Will carry a 3D printed part made of polyetherketoneketone (PEKK)

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External resources

http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/icesat2/

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Orbital, now Northrop Grumman
Platform	LEOStar-3
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

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