CloudSat Program
CloudSat was a NASA-led Earth-observation program conducted with Canada to build a global, three-dimensional record of cloud vertical structure and cloud water. Launched on 28 April 2006, it introduced the first spaceborne 94-GHz Cloud Profiling Radar and operated in the A-Train with CALIPSO to improve understanding of clouds, climate, weather, and the water cycle. NASA ended CloudSat science operations and decommissioned the mission in December 2023.
Identity
- Aliases
- CloudSatCloudSat MissionCloud Profiling Radar MissionNASA–Canada CloudSat
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- CloudSat Program
- Status
- completed
- Types
- scienceresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- CloudSat was a NASA-led Earth-observation program conducted with Canada to build a global, three-dimensional record of cloud vertical structure and cloud water. Launched on 28 April 2006, it introduced the first spaceborne 94-GHz Cloud Profiling Radar and operated in the A-Train with CALIPSO to improve understanding of clouds, climate, weather, and the water cycle. NASA ended CloudSat science operations and decommissioned the mission in December 2023.
- End Date
- 2023-12-20
- Leads
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2006-04-28
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 17:48:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 17:48:34 UTC