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NASA launches international mission to survey Earth's water

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NASA launches the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday. The satellite will measure the height of water in freshwater bodies and the ocean on more than 90 per cent of Earth'ssurface.

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SWOT Satellite Launch: NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth's Water (Watch Video)

"This mission marks the continuity of 30 years of collaboration between NASA and CNES in altimetry," said Caroline Laurent, CNES Orbital Systems and Applications director. "It shows how international collaboration can be achieved through a breakthrough mission that will help us better understand climate change and its effects around the world." SWOT Satellite Launch: NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth's Water (Watch Video).

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Business Standard

NASA launches first-ever mission SWOT to observe nearly all water on Earth

SWOT will cover the entire Earth's surface between 78 degrees south and 78 degrees north latitude at least once every 21 days

1 year ago·India

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Phys.org

NASA launches international mission to survey Earth's water

A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Center National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet's surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft also has contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the UK Space Agency.

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WCCB Charlotte

NASA Launches New Satellite To Survey Earth's Water - WCCB Charlotte's CW

Scientists with NASA and France’s Space Agency have been developing and working on this concept for 20 years. It’s called the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, or SWOT. This satellite will collect detailed measurements of how bodies of water on earth change over time. Scientists are hoping the data will show how oceans impact climate change. SWOT’s mission is expected to take three years, but data will be released during that three-y…

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IBTimes India

NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth's water surface

NASA has launched the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface, measuring the height of water in the planet's lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.

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NASA, French Space Agency Launch International SWOT Mission to Survey Earth’s Water - Space Coast Daily

satellite will measure the height of water in freshwater bodies and the ocean Like water vapor, SWOT rises. SWOT lifted off at 6:46am ET (11:46 UTC). It’s the first satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface, #TrackingWorldWater to help us better understand this essential resource. pic.twitter.com/XdtI1ASKrE — NASA (@NASA) December 16, 2022 A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Étu…

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