The newest Earth science satellite lifted off Dec. 16 atop a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Led by NASA and @CNES, the #SWOTMission is the first to help scientists track changes in nearly all of Earth’s surface water. go.nasa.gov/3Vj8t17
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NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet’s surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)