CloudSat
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CloudSat is a Passivated NASA Earth observation satellite, which was launched on a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006, and is awaiting disposal. It used radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds, adding to the information on the relationship between clouds and climate to help resolve questions about global warming.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.auto
- all
- Spaceflight.name
- CloudSat
- Spaceflight.image
- CloudSat spacecraft model.png
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Artist's Concept of CloudSat
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Atmospheric research
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.website
- CloudSat home page
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2006-016A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 29107
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 22 months Final:
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- BCP-2000
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Spaceflight.dimensions
- (H × L × W)
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Delta II 7420-10C
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Vandenberg, SLC-2W
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- Passivated
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 999
- Official website
- cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu
- Image
- CloudSat spacecraft model.png
- Height
- 2.8
- Width
- 2.3
- Length
- 2.3
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- CloudSat
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2006-04-28
- native label
- CloudSat
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- Instrument
- Impact on radio astronomy
- See also
- References
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CloudSat is a Passivated NASA Earth observation satellite, which was launched on a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006, and is awaiting disposal. It used radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds, adding to the information on the relationship between clouds and climate to help resolve questions about global warming.
It operated in daytime-only operations from 2011 to 2023 due to battery malfunction, requiring sunlight to power the radar. On December 15, 2023, the Cloud Profiling Radar was deactivated for the final time, ending the data collection portion of the mission.