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European Space Agency (ESA)Manufacturer
European Space Agency (ESA)EarthCARE Mission
5/28/2024
The EarthCARE satellite was designed and manufactured by a consortium of more than 75 companies under prime contractor Airbus.
The EarthCARE mission, a joint Earth science mission of ESA and JAXA, is scheduled to launch on 2024-05-28 on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the ESA and JAXA EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) mission on Tuesday, 2024-05-28 at 3:10 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX will launch EarthCARE on a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 at 3:20 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) provided a cloud profiling radar for EarthCARE at a cost of 8,300,000,000 JPY ($53,000,000).
The Falcon 9 first stage used for the EarthCARE launch was making its seventh flight and had previously supported Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, and two Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the Group 9-5 mission is flying its ninth mission and previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter 10, PACE, and two Starlink missions.