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ESA launches EarthCARE satellite to study the impact of clouds on climate change
The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX..
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EarthCARE, nicknamed Hakuryƫ, is a joint European/Japanese satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.
The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX..