CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- CloudSat
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Full Name
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CloudSat
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA , CSA , DoD (USA)
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Launch Date
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28 Apr 2006
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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20 Dec 2023
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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29107 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2006-016A
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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98.3 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.2 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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686 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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13:45
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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CloudSat uses advanced radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational capability from space. First use of active 94 GHz radar from space to study clouds on global basis.
Spacecraft orbit lowering and passivation was completed on March 20, 2024. The Mission Closeout Phase will continue until September 30, 2025, when all algorithms and reprocess will be finalized, and the final dataset archived.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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Selected IDN OpenSearch Results (search all 18  )
2D-CloudSat-TRMM Product
AIRS-AMSU variables-CloudSat cloud mask, radar reflectivities, and cloud classification matchups V3. ...
AIRS-CloudSat cloud mask and radar reflectivities collocation indexes V4.0 (AIRS_CPR_IND) at GES_DIS ...
AIRS-CloudSat cloud mask, radar reflectivities, and cloud classification matchups V3.2 (AIRS_CPR_MAT ...
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release B1
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D1
CloudSat 1B-CPR product version 008
CloudSat 2B-CLDCLASS product version 009
Cloudsat 2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR product version 003
CloudSat Cloud mask and radar reflectivities (2B-GEOPROF product version 011)
Selected FedEO OpenSearch Results (view all 4 results: browser , table )
CPR Cloud Properties DARDAR-CLOUD L2. CLIMATE APPLICATIONS:
CALIOP Aerosol Properties SODA L2. CLIMATE APPLICATIONS:
CALIOP Aerosol Properties SODA L3 (daily). CLIMATE APPLICATIONS:
CPR Cloud Properties DARDAR-CLOUD L2. CLIMATE APPLICATIONS:
Want to explore more? Read about FedEO by ESA or click here to search FedEO or CMR OpenSearch by NASA
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