SpaceX launches Swot satellite in Nasa-led global water survey mission – video
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A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg space force base, California, carrying the Swot satellite - short for surface water and ocean topography - into orbit. The international mission, jointly developed and operated by Nasa and the French space agency CNES, in partnership with the British and Canadian space agencies, aims to give scientists an unprecedented view of the bodies of water that cover about 70% of the Earth, and help researchers better understand climate breakdown