Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOUDSAT 2006-016A | Payload | 606 × 611 km · 98.4° | Globe |
| CALIPSO 2006-016B | Payload | 662 × 663 km · 98.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 2006-016C | Rocket body | re-entered 2006-07-06 | |
| DELTA 2 DEB [DPAF] 2006-016D | Debris | 440 × 443 km · 98.3° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 DEB 2006-016E | Debris | re-entered 2012-09-08 |
COSPAR ID 2006-016. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).