Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: April 28, 2006, 10:02 a.m.
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Cloudsat (MEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United States Air Force |
Rocket |
Delta 7420-10C |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 2W |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#4758
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Location Launch
#625
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Pad Launch
#74
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Agency Launch
#1071
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Orbital Launch
#18
Year 2006
Location Launch
#2
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#1
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