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ICESAT 2

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Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 2018-070ALaunched 9/15/2018
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
ICESAT-2
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7420-10C
Launch Date
9/15/2018
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
461.5 km
Inclination
93.02 deg
Dry Mass
1,402 kg
Total Mass
1,580 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
SCI
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Registry
COSPAR ID
2018-070A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/877*
Track
Mentions
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ICESat-2 was developed by NASA and the University of Texas and was designed primarily for polar ice elevation and tree canopy measurements.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 27, 2020TCarta develops AI-based commercial bathymetric mapping technologies
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TCarta integrated ICESat-2 laser measurements into commercial bathymetric projects and routinely offers ICESat-2–based enhancements.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Oct 27, 2020TCarta develops AI-based commercial bathymetric mapping technologies

TCarta developed new machine learning-based bathymetric mapping technologies including two software packages and commercial application of NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite with funding from the National Science Foundation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 27, 2020TCarta develops AI-based commercial bathymetric mapping technologies

TCarta became the first company to integrate ICESat-2 laser measurements into commercial bathymetric projects and now routinely offers these ICESat-2–enhanced capabilities.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Oct 26, 2020TCarta Marine Develops Bathymetric Mapping Tech

By combining ML-based SDB techniques with ICESat-2 validation methods, TCarta developed a workflow for deriving accurate water depth measurements at scale from multiple high-resolution satellite images.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 26, 2020TCarta Marine Develops Bathymetric Mapping Tech

ICESat-2 was developed by NASA and the University of Texas and was designed primarily for polar ice elevation and tree canopy measurements.

CapabilityRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Oct 26, 2020TCarta Marine Develops Bathymetric Mapping Tech

Delta 2 prices for NASA purchases rose from $51,000,000 in 1987 to $96,600,000 for the Delta 2 NASA purchased in 2013 to launch ICESat-2.

FinancialRelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 15, 2018Delta 2 finishes its 29-year run as America’s trusty medium-lift workhorse

ICESat-2 is a successor to the ICESat satellite that collected ice cover and Earth science data from 2003 to 2010.

GeneralValue 2.2Sep 15, 2018Final Delta 2 launches ICESat-2