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ICESat

Orbiter
ICESat was a NASA satellite mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics. It operated as part of NASA's Earth Observing System. Wikipedia
Launch date: January 12, 2003 at 7:45 PM EST
Orbit height: 373 mi
Cost: 282 million USD (2002)
COSPAR ID: 2003-002A
Decay date: 30 August 2010, 08:49 UTC
Dimensions: 2 × 2 × 3.1 m (6 ft 7 in × 6 ft 7 in × 10 ft 2 in)