Launch Date: May 28
Launch Window: 1:00 pm PDT (4:00 pm EDT, 22:20 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-4
Booster: B1081.7
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 2037 kg
Orbit: SSO
Yearly Launch Number: 57
EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite is the sixth mission in ESA's Earth Explorer program and it aims to advance our understanding of the role clouds and aerosols play in reflecting incident solar radiation back into space and trapping infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface.
Launch Window: 1:00 pm PDT (4:00 pm EDT, 22:20 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-4
Booster: B1081.7
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 2037 kg
Orbit: SSO
Yearly Launch Number: 57
EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite is the sixth mission in ESA's Earth Explorer program and it aims to advance our understanding of the role clouds and aerosols play in reflecting incident solar radiation back into space and trapping infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface.
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