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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the U.S.-European Jason-3 satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. Jason-3, an international mission with NASA participation, will continue a 23-year record of monitoring global sea level rise. The measurements from Jason-3 will advance efforts to understand Earth as an integrated system by increasing knowledge of sea level changes and the ocean's roles in climate. [Source: Global Climate Change - NASA]
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