Happy Birthday To A “Cool” Satellite: Airbus-Built CryoSat-2 Gathering Snow And Ice Data For A Decade

CryoSat-2, the European Space Agency´s ice and snow satellite, was launched from the Baikonour Cosmodrone into orbit on 8 April 2010. Originally designed for a three and a half year mission, CryoSat-2 has been operating since 2010, far exceeding its nominal mission lifetime