1. ICESat Mission By Berhan Amare Period: 5 Date: Nov. 28, 2006

2. Owner (who built it) information is complete James Watzin James Watzin NASA ‘s Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) has developed the ICESat mission to provide answer to these – how to protect our planet also understand. NASA ‘s Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) has developed the ICESat mission to provide answer to these – how to protect our planet also understand.

3. ICESat Mission’s part of ESE ice sheet elevations ice sheet elevations changes in elevation through time, changes in elevation through time, height profiles height profiles clouds and aerosols, land elevations and vegetation cover, and approximate sea ice thickness. clouds and aerosols, land elevations and vegetation cover, and approximate sea ice thickness.

4. What does this satellite's orbit look like? ground track will process to the West as the Earth rotates ground track will process to the West as the Earth rotates Altitude: 600 km circular Altitude: 600 km circular Inclination: 94 +0/- 0.5 degrees Period: 96.7 minutes Inclination: 94 +0/- 0.5 degrees Period: 96.7 minutes Repeat Cycle: 183 days Non-Sun-Synchronous Repeat Cycle: 183 days Non-Sun-Synchronous Designs to operate 3 to 5 years Designs to operate 3 to 5 years

5. Goals of the Mission? Need to know what percentage of clouds cover the earth every day in order to make their computer climate models and weather forecast models work better. Need to know what percentage of clouds cover the earth every day in order to make their computer climate models and weather forecast models work better. Need to know what measure of height distribution of moisture and pollutants in atmosphere. Need to know what measure of height distribution of moisture and pollutants in atmosphere.

6. http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.eijournal.com/3_IceSat.asp