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KSC-08pd1797

NASA / KSC · 2008-06-20 · photograph (digital archive)

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PASADENA, Calif. – A Delta II rocket carrying the Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 satellite, is prepared for launch at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The OSTM/Jason 2 satellite will embark on a globe-circling voyage to continue charting sea level, a vital indicator of global climate change. The mission will return a vast amount of new data that will improve weather, climate and ocean forecasts.

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Credit lineKSC-08pd1797. NASA/KSC, 2008-06-20. Public domain. ID: KSC-08pd1797.
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