CloudSat (Q49397)

decommissioned NASA Earth observation satellite

ESSP 4
P00-4

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	CloudSat	decommissioned NASA Earth observation satellite	ESSP 4 P00-4

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instance of

Earth observation satellite

1 reference

reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cloudsat.htm

28 April 2006

22 February 2018

1 reference

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/

C-Train

start time

7 May 2018

end time

20 December 2023

1 reference

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/

image

CloudSat spacecraft model.png
1,231 × 939; 1.19 MB

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native label

CloudSat (English)

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999 kilogram

1 reference

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

country

United States of America

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reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cloudsat.htm

significant event

rocket launch

location

Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West

28 April 2006

1 reference

Jonathan's Space Report

service entry

point in time

June 2006

1 reference

reference URL

https://engr.source.colostate.edu/cloudsat-first-cloud-profiling-radar-developed-by-csu-ends-its-17-year-mission/

service retirement

point in time

20 December 2023

1 reference

reference URL

https://engr.source.colostate.edu/cloudsat-first-cloud-profiling-radar-developed-by-csu-ends-its-17-year-mission/

spacecraft decommissioning

point in time

20 March 2024

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Portals/3/Documents/PRESS%20RELEASES/US%20Space%20Forces%20Space%20Systems%20Command%20Completes%20CloudSat%20Operational%20Mission.pdf?ver=sgYx3Xci6WlEauYVYgw-RQ%3D%3D

start point

Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

space launch vehicle

Delta II

serial number

D-314

1 reference

stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1 reference

reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cloudsat.htm

carries scientific instrument

Cloud Profiling Radar

1 reference

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

UTC date of spacecraft launch

28 April 2006

refine date

10:02:16

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

type of orbit

Sun-synchronous orbit

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reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cloudsat.htm

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

manufacturer

Ball Aerospace & Technologies

1 reference

reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cloudsat.htm

powered by

spacecraft solar array

quantity

2

nominal power output

700 watt

2 references

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cloudsat.htm

length

2.3 metre

1 reference

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

width

2.3 metre

1 reference

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

height

2.8 metre

1 reference

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

official website

https://www.nasa.gov/cloudsat

language of work or name

English

publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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https://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/

language of work or name

English

publisher

Colorado State University

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3D model

Cloudsat v19.stl
5,120 × 2,880; 548 KB

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spacecraft bus

BCP-2000

1 reference

reference URL

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cloudsat.htm

principal investigator

Graeme Stephens

1 reference

reference URL

https://atrain.nasa.gov/publications/CloudSat.pdf

Commons category

CloudSat

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Identifiers

COSPAR ID

2006-016A

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imported from Wikimedia project

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28 October 2013

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imported from Wikimedia project

Russian Wikipedia

Wolfram Language entity code

Entity["Satellite", "29107"]

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