{"id":1112,"date":"2005-10-07T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-07T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/lift_off_for_europe_s_first_earth_explorer\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:36:08","slug":"lift_off_for_europe_s_first_earth_explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/nb\/lift_off_for_europe_s_first_earth_explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppskyting av Europas f\u00f8rste Earth Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Et nytt kapittel innen jordobservasjon begynte kl. XX.XX CEST den 8. oktober 2005, da den europeiske CryoSat-satellitten ble skutt opp fra Plesetsk-kosmodromen i Nord-Russland. Romfart\u00f8yet p\u00e5 711 kg er den f\u00f8rste av ESAs Earth Explorer-oppdrag \u2013 en ny serie med satellitter som skal studere de store endringene som skjer p\u00e5 v\u00e5r planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cryosat ble plassert i en 720 km lang, nesten pol\u00e6r bane av en Rockot-rakett \u2013 dette var f\u00f8rste gang ESA har brukt en slik rakett. Som en del av ESAs \u00abLiving Planet\u00bb-program skal Cryosat i l\u00f8pet av tre \u00e5r utf\u00f8re de mest n\u00f8yaktige m\u00e5lingene av polkapper noensinne.<\/p>\n<p>Radarh\u00f8ydem\u00e5leren vil registrere endringer p\u00e5 bare noen f\u00e5 centimeter i tykkelsen p\u00e5 isdekkene p\u00e5 land og til sj\u00f8s. Denne informasjonen er avgj\u00f8rende, siden isdekkene i Arktis og Antarktis spiller en avgj\u00f8rende rolle for jordens klima.<\/p>\n<p>Mange forskere frykter at den globale oppvarmingen vil smelte store deler av isen i l\u00f8pet av de neste ti\u00e5rene. Dette kan f\u00f8re til dramatiske endringer i havstr\u00f8mmene i Nord-Atlanteren, som holder Vest-Europa varmt om vinteren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMed CryoSat og hele Living Planet-programmet stiller ESA verkt\u00f8y til r\u00e5dighet for \u00e5 im\u00f8tekomme alle europeeres bekymringer knyttet til klimaendringer og livets fremtid p\u00e5 jorden,\u201d sa Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESAs generaldirekt\u00f8r.<\/p>\n<p>Det er planlagt ytterligere fem Earth Explorer-oppdrag. De skal unders\u00f8ke mange ulike aspekter ved milj\u00f8et. Blant disse er havsirkulasjon, jordfuktighet og havets saltholdighet, globale vinder, jordens magnetfelt og skydekketes innvirkning p\u00e5 innfallende solstr\u00e5ling.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new chapter in Earth observation began at XX.XX CEST on 8 October 2005, when Europe\u2019s CryoSat lifted off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. 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