Cloudsat

active Mission

CloudSat was designed to provide observations to advance our understanding of cloud abundance, distribution, structure, and radiative properties.

Type

Orbiter

Launch

April 28, 2006

Target

Earth

Objective

Observe Earth's clouds
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CloudSat Stories

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Article
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A Machine-Learning Assist to Predicting Hurricane Intensity

News Release
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NASA’S Cloudsat And Calipso Launch Rescheduled

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Weather Again Scrubs NASA’s CloudSat and CALIPSO Launch

News Release
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NASA’s CloudSat and CALIPSO Launch Scrubbed

News Release
6 min read

CALIPSO/CloudSat Satellites Ready for April 21 Launch

News Release
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