EarthCARE Mission
EarthCARE is an active ESA-JAXA Earth-observation mission that combines a cloud-profiling radar, atmospheric lidar, multispectral imager, and broadband radiometer. The coordinated measurements reveal how clouds and aerosols interact with radiation and help improve climate models and numerical weather prediction.
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- ESA EarthCAREEarth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer launch
- Name
- EarthCARE Mission
- Status
- active
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- Description
- EarthCARE is an active ESA-JAXA Earth-observation mission that combines a cloud-profiling radar, atmospheric lidar, multispectral imager, and broadband radiometer. The coordinated measurements reveal how clouds and aerosols interact with radiation and help improve climate models and numerical weather prediction.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed EarthCARE into low Earth orbit; the observatory is active
- Program
- ESA Earth Explorer
- Start Date
- 2024-05-28
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 08:00:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 08:00:24 UTC
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