Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer
EarthCARE is an ESA-JAXA Earth-observation spacecraft system designed to measure clouds, aerosols, precipitation, and Earth's radiation balance together. Its lidar, cloud-profiling radar, multispectral imager, and broadband radiometer provide coordinated observations for climate research and weather prediction.
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- Aliases
- Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer
- Family Name
- EarthCARE
- Full Name
- Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer
- Roles
- earth_observationresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- EarthCARE is an ESA-JAXA Earth-observation spacecraft system designed to measure clouds, aerosols, precipitation, and Earth's radiation balance together. Its lidar, cloud-profiling radar, multispectral imager, and broadband radiometer provide coordinated observations for climate research and weather prediction.
- First Flight Year
- 2,024
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- Reusability
- unknown
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 07:52:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 07:54:09 UTC
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