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HARP CubeSat Launch from ISS

February 19, 2020

HARP Science

Learn how we use polarized light to better understand the climate impact of clouds and aerosols!

AirHARP sees polarized rainbows in the clouds over Lake Michigan

New publication from ESI scientist Brent McBride

HARP2 joins the NASA PACE mission

New mission to study ocean color, clouds, aerosols, and ecology

OreSat 2U Satellite

New collaboration between ESI and Portland State University

Latest News

February 28, 2020: New publication from ESI scientist Brent McBride on new cloud droplet size retrievals from AirHARP polarized measurements.

February 19, 2020: The HARP CubeSat launched from the International Space Station into low-Earth orbit. Watch the launch here and subsequent press release.

January 1, 2020: Portland State University and the ESI break ground on development of the OreSat 2U CubeSat. Follow the project here.

November 4-7, 2019: ESI scientists participate at the Advancement of Polarimetric Observations (APOLO) 2019 conference at the University of Lille, France.

November 2, 2019: The HARP CubeSat instrument successfully launches on the NG-12 Cygnus rocket to the International Space Station from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, VA. Press releases here and here.