Launched on September 15, 2018, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2, or ICESat-2, carries a photon-counting …

The sole instrument on ICESat-2 is the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), a space-based lidar. It was designed and built at Goddard Space Flight Center, with the laser …

NASA's Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) is a laser altimeter aboard the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) platform. ATLAS has three primary …

Dec 28, 2018 · Check out the ICESat-2 App to track when and where ICESat-2 will pass over an area on the Earth. For detailed information about ICESat-2 and ATLAS specifications, please …

ATLAS features new technologies that allow it to collect a more detailed, precise picture of the heights of the planet’s ice, vegetation, land surface, water and clouds. As it orbits over the …

Jan 13, 2003 · 2 GPS. ICESat-2 wants to know elevation. ATLAS measures range (time of flight) and absolute pointing. Other elements finish the task: Spacecraft Star Tracker/Inertial …

Apr 4, 2024 · The ICESat-2 carries a single sensor (LiDAR), the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System, or ATLAS, which uses a visible green laser beam fired 10,000 times per …

Feb 11, 2025 · Launched September 15, 2018, ICESat-2 carries a photon-counting laser altimeter that allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and more – all in …

NASA's Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) carries a photon-counting laser altimeter that allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, and …

Oct 15, 2014 · The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is a laser altimeter that will measure the heights of Earth’s surfaces. With ICESat-2’s high-resolution data, scientists …