ULA Delta ll launches Nasa's IceSat-2 from Vandenberg AFB. CA. 09-15-2018

NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is embarking on a three-year mission to measure the ice of Earth’s frozen and icy areas after a successful liftoff today at 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT) from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The spacecraft was delivered to Earth orbit by the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, which completed its final launch after 29 years in service.