GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data (HDF5) V033

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Level-1A global laser pointing data (GLAH04) contain two orbits of attitude data from the spacecraft star tracker, instrument star tracker, gyro, and laser reference system, and other spacecraft attitude data required to calculate precise laser pointing.

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bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	C189991864-NSIDC_ECS
issued	2003-02-20
landingPage	https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA104
language	[ "en-US" ]
programCode	[ "026:001" ]
spatial	-180.0 -86.0 180.0 86.0
temporal	2003-02-20T00:00:00Z/2009-10-11T23:59:59.999Z
theme	[ "geospatial" ]