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Cloudsat
Delta II 7420-10CUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2W
Friday, April 28, 2006 · 10:02 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
CloudSat is a satellite which uses millimeter-wavelength radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds. Advanced cloud-profiling radar gathers information on the vertical structure of highly dynamic cloud systems. This new information provides the first global measurements of cloud properties that will help scientists compile a database of cloud measurements to improve how clouds are represented in global climate and numerical weather prediction models.
PayloadCloudsat
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.756°N, 120.622°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
