Re: Earth mapping satellite?

Rich wrote:
 
> I seem to remember a while ago there was a discussion here about an earth
> mapping satellite (or similar), and you could see the light from the 'laser'
> through light cloud etc. Does anyone know what the hell I'm talking about
> and could give me the name of this satellite? I'm sure I'm not going mad!

Icesat (03002-A).

Gregg Hendry recently posted the address of this site:

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0920icesatfirst.html

which has a picture of the flashes as the satellite passed overhead.

--Bill Thompson