CRYOSAT 2

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CRYOSAT 2 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 36508

Int'l Code: 2010-013A

Perigee: 719.1 km

Apogee: 732.2 km

Inclination: 92.0 °

Period: 99.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7096 km

RCS: 2.9703 m² (large)

Launch date: April 8, 2010
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

CryoSat 2 will spend more than three years measuring Earth's eroding polar ice caps. Scientists expect the CryoSat 2 satellite will not only determine the rate ice is melting, but also provide clues on how the changes will affect Earth's fickle climate and sea levels. The CryoSat 2 satellite carries dual radars to measure the thickness of land and sea ice during the mission. Designed to pierce clouds and see through darkness, the instruments will determine ice elevation with a precision of about one centimeter, or a half-inch, according to ESA.

1 36508U 10013A   16274.17099080  .00000146  00000-0  35140-4 0  9999
2 36508  92.0208 139.5941 0009219 133.7542 226.4430 14.52179182343420

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC