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  1. Please stay tuned for future ICESat Mission Updates. 12:37 PM Nov 5th from web
  2. to be followed by attempts on the other two lasers which stopped working earlier in the mission. 12:37 PM Nov 5th from web
  3. A series of attempts to restart the laser 2 has been initiated, 12:36 PM Nov 5th from web
  4. Currently, a GLAS Anomaly Review Board has reviewed and assessed the situation. 12:35 PM Nov 5th from web
  5. Since this time, no new science data have been returned from the GLAS instrument. 12:34 PM Nov 5th from web
  6. As of October 11, 2009, Laser 2 of the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) onboard the ICESat satellite stopped emitting light pulses. 12:34 PM Nov 5th from web
  7. Update: ICESat Mission Status Report *Note to Scientists and Researchers 12:33 PM Nov 5th from web
  8. ICESat After almost 44 hours of lasing, I am still healthy and giving decent amount of energy. 11:43 AM Oct 2nd from web
  9. I have been firing for about 29 hours, all performance is nominal, energy is about 3 mjoules right now 8:19 PM Oct 1st from web
  10. I just fired my laser! More details to follow. 11:29 AM Oct 1st from mobile web
  11. I am back in my 91 day repeat track and preparing for the start of my fall campaign! Stay tuned! 7:46 AM Sep 21st from web
  12. I have just been transitioned to an 8 day orbit repeat path as the first step to a fall campaign planned to start about Oct 1. 10:14 AM Aug 25th from web
  13. Right now NASA is trying to decide what to do next with me. Will I be turned on? And if so, for how long? 6:21 AM May 15th from web
  14. Currently, I'm in hiatus between science campaigns. The next campaign is scheduled for Fall 2009. I'm taking a nap now... 9:31 AM Apr 14th from web
  15. I've completed 16 science campaigns since my launch in Feb 2003! 9:31 AM Apr 14th from web
  16. I completed taking over 1.9 billion measurements while in orbit with the completion of my Spring 2009 campaign. Whew am I tired! 9:26 AM Apr 14th from web
  17. I stop firing my laser on Sat Apr 11 8:12 AM Apr 10th from web
  18. I collected excellent data for aircraft underflights! 8:11 AM Apr 10th from web
  19. I am at 2 mj Transmit Power 8:10 AM Apr 10th from web
  20. I raised my laser temperature 2 degrees Apr 4 8:09 AM Apr 10th from web
  • Name ICESat
  • Location In orbit!
  • Web http://icesat.gsf...
  • Bio I'm a laser altimeter, orbiting the earth to help understand how the world's ice sheets are changing.
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