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ICESat
Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (EOS ALT-1)
Launched in:
2003
Out of service since:
2010
Orbit height:
600 km
Orbit type:
Near polar
Organisation:
NASA - USA
Out of service since Feb, 2010.
ICESat websites
Information
NASA Goddard - ICESat
Data ordering
NSIDC DAAC - ICESAT data
NASA EarthData - Search
On Board Sensors
GLAS (Geoscience Laser Altimeter System)
Information
Geoscience Laser Altimeter System Homepage
NASA Goddard - ICESat
Data ordering
NASA EarthData - Search
NSIDC DAAC - ICESAT data
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 Green (Other)
0.532
Band 2 IR (Other)
1.064
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