Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Delta II 7420-10C — Delta family

Mission

CloudSat is a satellite which uses millimeter-wavelength radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds. Advanced cloud-profiling radar gathers information on the vertical structure of highly dynamic cloud systems. This new information provides the first global measurements of cloud properties that will help scientists compile a database of cloud measurements to improve how clouds are represented in global climate and numerical weather prediction models.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
• Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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