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EarthCARE Satellite Has Been Launched From Vandenberg AFB

Joint Mission Between ESA and JAXA

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Tom Patton
May 30, 2024
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EarthCARE, a climate monitoring satellite built by Airbus, has been successfully launched from Vandenberg AFB in California. EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint undertaking between the European and Japanese Space Agencies (ESA and JAXA).

“EarthCARE is ESA’s largest and most complex Earth Explorer spacecraft – a flagship miss…

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