ESA launches EarthCARE satellite to study the impact of clouds on climate change

The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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00:00 The European Space Agency`s latest scientific mission was successfully launched into space

00:06 from the United States on Tuesday, bearing a satellite that may provide vital insight

00:11 into one of the most pressing issues around climate change.

00:14 The EarthCare satellite will study how the formation of clouds and the density of aerosols

00:19 in the atmosphere impact the Earth`s temperature.

00:23 The satellite separated from the rocket 10 minutes into flight and made its first contact

00:28 with the ground station in South Africa less than an hour after launch.

00:33 (whooshing)