Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat

Success US Air Force, Delta II 7420-10C

Mission

Earth Science · MEO

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…

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