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ICESat-2
Satellite in NASA's Earth Observing System. ICESat-2 was launched on September 15, 2018 aboard a Delta 7420-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2018-070ANORAD 43613United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- ICESAT 2
- Common name
- ICESat-2
- Payload designation
- ICESAT-2
- International designator
- 2018-070A
- NORAD catalog number
- 43613
- GCAT identifier
- S43613
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/877*
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- EOS
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Northrop Grumman Civil Sats. and Nat. Security Systems
- Platform (bus)
- Leostar-3
Launch
- Date
- September 15, 2018 · 13:02 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-070Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7420-10C
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 455 km
- Apogee
- 468 km
- Inclination
- 93.02°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,580 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,402 kg
- Length
- 3.8 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5969535 (CC0).