Open AccessEuropean ice satellite replacement approved
Author(s) -
Zielinski Sarah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2006eo100003
Subject(s) - satellite , spacecraft , aeronautics , rocket (weapon) , agency (philosophy) , launched , on board , meteorology , earth observation satellite , environmental science , aerospace engineering , engineering , geography , philosophy , electrical engineering , epistemology
The European Space Agency (ESA) will build and launch a new CryoSat spacecraft to study polar and sea ice, the agency announced on 24 February. The first CryoSat was lost on 8 October 2005 when the rocket and spacecraft fell into the ocean north of Greenland due to problems with the rocket launcher. At a 23–24 February meeting of the ESA's Earth Observation Programme Board, the agency received permission from its member states for CryoSat‐2, which will have the same mission objectives as the satellite it replaces.