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Elizabeth Howell

NASA climate change satellite back online after instrument shutdown

Artist's illustration of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite in Earth orbit.

A multi-agency mission seeking to map Earth's water in incredible detail is back on track with commissioning following an instrument issue.

NASA and the French space agency (CNES) found a solution to turn on the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's main science instrument. The instrument, called KARIN (Ka-band Radar Interferometer), shut down suddenly in late January. 

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