EarthCARE satellite launches to probe how clouds affect climate

EarthCARE satellite launches to probe how clouds affect climate

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Vandenberg Air Force Base, United States (AFP) May 28, 2024

A rocket carrying a sophisticated satellite blasted off Tuesday from California on a mission to investigate what role clouds could play in the fight against climate change. The EarthCARE orbiter, the result of collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan's JAXA space agency, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg air base at 3:20 pm local time (2220 GMT).

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