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In spite of the similar name, it turned out that ICESat is entirely different from the International Cometary Explorer (ICE) formerly known as ISEE-3 which sparked a successful attempt to reestablish communication when it passed close to the Earth in mid 2014. Since that was 36 years after its original launch and long after the end of its primary and extended mission, the ISEE-3 Reboot Project had to rely on software defined radio to replace the original communication hardware.

In spite of the similar name, it turned out that ICESat is entirely different from the International Cometary Explorer (ICE) formerly known as ISEE-3 which sparked a successful attempt to reestablish communication when it passed close to the Earth in mid 2014. Since that was 36 years after its original launch and long after the end of its primary and extended mission, the ISEE-3 Reboot Project had to rely on software defined radio to replace the original communication hardware.