NASA-CNES CALIPSO spacecraft launched in 2006 as an Earth-observing orbiter using lidar and infrared instruments to profile clouds and aerosols; science operations concluded in 2023.
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Aliases
CALIPSO satelliteCloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
Name
CALIPSO
Status
retired
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Description
NASA-CNES CALIPSO spacecraft launched in 2006 as an Earth-observing orbiter using lidar and infrared instruments to profile clouds and aerosols; science operations concluded in 2023.