SpaceX to Launch EarthCARE Satellite to Study Clouds and Improve Weather Predictions

SpaceX successfully launched the European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. EarthCARE, equipped with four instruments, aims to study clouds and aerosols to improve climate models and weather predictions. Initially set to launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket, the mission faced multiple delays and changes before being assigned to SpaceX. The satellite, a joint effort with JAXA, will orbit Earth to provide detailed climate data over its three-year mission.