CloudSat
NASA-Canada CloudSat spacecraft launched in 2006 as an Earth-observing orbiter using the first spaceborne 94 GHz cloud-profiling radar; it was decommissioned in 2023.
Identity
- Aliases
- CloudSat satelliteCloud Profiling Radar satellite
- Name
- CloudSat
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- NASA-Canada CloudSat spacecraft launched in 2006 as an Earth-observing orbiter using the first spaceborne 94 GHz cloud-profiling radar; it was decommissioned in 2023.
- First Flight Date
- 2006-04-28
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cloudsat/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 16:50:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 16:50:02 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2023-12-20