Key statistics
Satellite CLOUDSAT at a glance.
Uptime
7012
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CLOUDSAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CLOUDSAT
International designator: 2006-016A
Object number (NORAD): 29107
Object ID (CCSDS): 29107
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.95 minutes
Inclination: 98.4214 deg
SMA: 6990.786 km
Apoapsis: 616.534 km
Periapsis: 608.768 km
RAAN: 202.6606 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005554
Argument of periapsis: 16.3258 deg
Mean anomaly: 343.8133 deg
Mean motion: 14.85298529 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000885 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011009 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 8:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CLOUDSAT
TLE line 1: 1 29107U 06016A 25189.84787797 .00000885 00000-0 11009-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 29107 98.4214 202.6606 0005554 16.3258 343.8133 14.85298529 23525
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CLOUDSAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
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.
CLOUDSAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat’, on board a Delta 7420-10C space rocket.
The launch took place on April 28, 2006, 10:02 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 28, 2006, 10:02 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 7420-10C
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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