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<p>Dear Platform Group,
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<br />A request has come in for a new code for the vessel <a href='https://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Default.aspx?id=35779' target='_blank'>CryoSat-2</a> from EU: The European Union. This code suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.
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<br /><b>Original Requester : Dean Carter (Dean.Carter@noaa.gov)</b>
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<br />Proposed Code : EUC2
<br />Name : <a href='https://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Default.aspx?id=35779' target='_blank'>CryoSat-2</a>
<br />Country(s) : EU: The European Union (ISO Country Code)
<br />Platform Class : 65: Orbiting satellite
<br />Commissioned Date : 2010-04-08
<br />Current Length : 4.6
<br />Notes : Earth observation satellite operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) with the primary objective to measure the thinning of sea and land ice. COSPAR ID 2010-013A. SATCAT no 36508. Operational altitude 717km
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<br /><b> Information Sources:</b>
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<br /> - https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/CryoSat-2_operations
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<br /> - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryoSat-2
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<br /><b>General Comments:</b>
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<br />Date of launch is 2010-04-08, operational data collection start is 2010-10-26.
<br />(Dean Carter 07/11/2023 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />Kind regards,
<br />The ICES Data Centre
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<br />International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
<br />Email: accessions@ices.dk
<br />Web: http://www.ices.dk
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<br />1553 Copenhagen V. Denmark
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<br /></p><p><hr />This email has been generated by the ICES Code Requests Application</p>
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