SpaceX launches Earth observation satellite into orbit on 2nd leg of double header

A new Earth observation mission reached space today (May 28).

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer satellite, or EarthCARE for short, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 6:20 p.m. EDT (2220 GMT or 3:20 a.m. California time).

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