Objectives and Applications
The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) is a lidar remote sensing instrument that will provide range-resolved profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the International Space Station (ISS). CATS is intended to operate on-orbit for at least six months, and up to three years.
Full Name
International Space Station/Cloud-Aerosol Transport System
aka ISS/CATS
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
10 Jan 2015
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Sep 2018
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
90 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
51 deg
Orbit Altitude
425 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
CATS - Cloud-Aerosol Transport System |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | CATS |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | CATS |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | CATS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | CATS |
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