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Life Beyond the Leak for ESA's CryoSat

Spacecraft Switched to Backup Propulsion System

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Tom Patton
Nov 29, 2023
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Artists Rendering of CryoSat

On November 21, 2023, ESA’s CryoSat satellite switched over to its back-up propulsion system after a fuel leak threatened to bring the mission to an end in 2025.

“Since 2010, CryoSat has used its Synthetic Radar Altimeter (SAR) to monitor land and sea ice everywhere on Earth to help scientists demonstrate the important role ic…

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