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update Definition ([Source: NASA Science Missions Home Page]

CloudSat uses advanced radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational capability from space. Earlier satellites could only image the uppermost layers of clouds. CloudSat is among the first satellites to study clouds on a global basis. It will look at their structure, composition and effects. This is a cooperative mission with Canada. CloudSat measurements have applications in air quality, weather models, water management, aviation safety, and disaster management.

The key observations are the vertical profiles of cloud liquid water and ice water contents and related cloud physical and radiative properties. The spacecraft payload consists of a millimeter-wave radar. CloudSat will fly in tight formation with the CALIPSO satellite carrying a backscattering lidar, and these two satellites will follow behind the Aqua satellite in a somewhat looser formation. The combination of data from the CloudSat radar with coincident measurements from CALIPSO and Aqua provides a rich source of information that can be used to assess the role of clouds in both weather and climate.
 
CloudSat was launched on 2006-04-28 from Vandenberg AFB, California

More Information: http://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/


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      Short_Name: CloudSat
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   Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
      Short_Name: CloudSat-CPR
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      Orbit_Altitude: 705 km
      Orbit_Inclination: 98.2 Degrees
      Period: 99 Minutes
      Repeat_Cycle: 16 Days
      Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous
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   Online_Resource: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cloudsat/main/index.html
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   Group: Platform_Logistics
      Launch_Date: 2006-04-28
      Launch_Site: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, USA
      Design_Life: 22 months
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA
      Primary_Sponsor: CANADA/CSA
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOD/USAF
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOE
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""", """2018-03-13 14:16:56.0 [sritz]  
update Definition ([Source: NASA Science Missions Home Page]

CloudSat uses advanced radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational capability from space. Earlier satellites could only image the uppermost layers of clouds. CloudSat is among the first satellites to study clouds on a global basis. It will look at their structure, composition and effects. This is a cooperative mission with Canada. CloudSat measurements have applications in air quality, weather models, water management, aviation safety, and disaster management.

The key observations are the vertical profiles of cloud liquid water and ice water contents and related cloud physical and radiative properties. The spacecraft payload consists of a millimeter-wave radar. CloudSat will fly in tight formation with the CALIPSO satellite carrying a backscattering lidar, and these two satellites will follow behind the Aqua satellite in a somewhat looser formation. The combination of data from the CloudSat radar with coincident measurements from CALIPSO and Aqua provides a rich source of information that can be used to assess the role of clouds in both weather and climate.
 
CloudSat was launched on 2006-04-28 from Vandenberg AFB, California

More Information: http://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/


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      Short_Name: CLOUDSAT-CPR
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   Group: Platform_Logistics
      Launch_Date: 2006-04-28
      Launch_Site: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, USA
      Design_Life: 22 months
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA
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      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOD/USAF
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOE
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End_Group); 
""", """2020-01-02 17:42:45.0 [sritz]  
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""", """2020-01-02 17:48:59.0 [sritz]  
update Definition ([Source: NASA Science Missions Home Page]

CloudSat uses advanced radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational capability from space. Earlier satellites could only image the uppermost layers of clouds. CloudSat is among the first satellites to study clouds on a global basis. It will look at their structure, composition and effects. This is a cooperative mission with Canada. CloudSat measurements have applications in air quality, weather models, water management, aviation safety, and disaster management.

The key observations are the vertical profiles of cloud liquid water and ice water contents and related cloud physical and radiative properties. The spacecraft payload consists of a millimeter-wave radar. CloudSat will fly in tight formation with the CALIPSO satellite carrying a backscattering lidar, and these two satellites will follow behind the Aqua satellite in a somewhat looser formation. The combination of data from the CloudSat radar with coincident measurements from CALIPSO and Aqua provides a rich source of information that can be used to assess the role of clouds in both weather and climate.
 
CloudSat was launched on 2006-04-28 from Vandenberg AFB, California

More Information: http://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/


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   Entry_ID: CloudSat
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      Short_Name: CloudSat
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      Orbit_Altitude: 705 km
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   Creation_Date: 2007-04-17
   Online_Resource: https://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/
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   Online_Resource: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/cloudsat/
   Group: Platform_Logistics
      Launch_Date: 2006-04-28
      Launch_Site: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, USA
      Design_Life: 22 months
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA
      Primary_Sponsor: CANADA/CSA
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOD/USAF
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOE
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End_Group); 
""", """2018-03-13 14:15:08.0 [sritz]  
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text: CLOUDSAT
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update PrefLabel (CloudSat); 
update Definition ([Source: NASA Science Missions Home Page]

CloudSat uses advanced radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational capability from space. Earlier satellites could only image the uppermost layers of clouds. CloudSat is among the first satellites to study clouds on a global basis. It will look at their structure, composition and effects. This is a cooperative mission with Canada. CloudSat measurements have applications in air quality, weather models, water management, aviation safety, and disaster management.

The key observations are the vertical profiles of cloud liquid water and ice water contents and related cloud physical and radiative properties. The spacecraft payload consists of a millimeter-wave radar. CloudSat will fly in tight formation with the CALIPSO satellite carrying a backscattering lidar, and these two satellites will follow behind the Aqua satellite in a somewhat looser formation. The combination of data from the CloudSat radar with coincident measurements from CALIPSO and Aqua provides a rich source of information that can be used to assess the role of clouds in both weather and climate.
 
CloudSat was launched on 2006-04-28 from Vandenberg AFB, California


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      Short_Name: CLOUDSAT-CPR
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      Orbit_Altitude: 705 km
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   Group: Platform_Logistics
      Launch_Date: 2006-04-28
      Launch_Site: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, USA
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      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOD/USAF
      Primary_Sponsor: USA/DOE
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""", """2018-03-12 14:50:17.0 [sritz]  
update Definition ([Source: NASA Science Missions Home Page, http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/cloudsat ]

CloudSat uses advanced radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational capability from space. Earlier satellites could only image the uppermost layers of clouds. CloudSat is among the first satellites to study clouds on a global basis. It will look at their structure, composition and effects. This is a cooperative mission with Canada. CloudSat measurements have applications in air quality, weather models, water management, aviation safety, and disaster management.

The key observations are the vertical profiles of cloud liquid water and ice water contents and related cloud physical and radiative properties. The spacecraft payload consists of a millimeter-wave radar. CloudSat will fly in tight formation with the CALIPSO satellite carrying a backscattering lidar, and these two satellites will follow behind the Aqua satellite in a somewhat looser formation. The combination of data from the CloudSat radar with coincident measurements from CALIPSO and Aqua provides a rich source of information that can be used to assess the role of clouds in both weather and climate.
 
CloudSat was launched on 2006-04-28 from Vandenberg AFB, California


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update Resource (image); 
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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. Earlier satellites could only image the uppermost layers of clouds. CloudSat is among the first satellites to study clouds on a global basis. It will look at their structure, composition and effects. This is a cooperative mission with Canada. CloudSat measurements have applications in air quality, weather models, water management, aviation safety, and disaster management.

The key observations are the vertical profiles of cloud liquid water and ice water contents and related cloud physical and radiative properties. The spacecraft payload consists of a millimeter-wave radar. CloudSat will fly in tight formation with the CALIPSO satellite carrying a backscattering lidar, and these two satellites will follow behind the Aqua satellite in a somewhat looser formation. The combination of data from the CloudSat radar with coincident measurements from CALIPSO and Aqua provides a rich source of information that can be used to assess the role of clouds in both weather and climate.
 
CloudSat was launched on 2006-04-28 from Vandenberg AFB, California

More Information: http://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/


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