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Moment SpaceX launch Nasa's SWOT water-monitoring satellite
SpaceX has launched a Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission (SWOT) water-monitoring satellite today, 16 December.
The launch was conducted atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
SWOT - a collaboration between Nasa and French space agency CNES - will conduct a detailed study of the Earth’s water levels to help scientists better understand climate change and its effects.
“[The mission] will provide insights into how the ocean influences climate change; how a warming world affects lakes, rivers and reservoirs; and how communities can better prepare for disasters,” Nasa said.
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