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New launch date for CryoSat-2 confirmed

19 March 2010

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ESA's ice mission CryoSat in orbit. CryoSat is Europe's first mission dedicated to monitoring ice. By measuring the changes in the thickness of ice, both marine ice floating in the oceans and the vast ice sheets on land, the CryoSat mission will lead to a better understanding of how Earth's ice fields are responding to climate change.

Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab

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CryoSat-2 in the 'space head module' after being returned to the integration facilities. Two team members are babysitting the satellite until the launch campaign resumes.

Credits: ESA-W.Simpson

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