A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the NASA Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation satellite or ICESat-2 blasts off in a cloud of smoke from Vandenberg Air Force Base September 15, 2018 in Lompoc, California. The ICESat-2 mission will gathering date that can precisely track changes of terrain, including glaciers, sea ice and forests.


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Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
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