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NASA launches new mission to survey Earth's water
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NASA launched the newest Earth science satellite on Friday to track nearly all the water on Earth's surface.

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft was launched atop a SpaceX rocket at 3:46 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Friday, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the western state of California, U.S.

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