CALIPSO
CALIPSO
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| Mission type | Earth observation |
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| Operator | NASA / CNES |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-016A |
| SATCAT № | 29108 |
| Website | www-calipso |
| Mission duration | ongoing |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 587 pounds (266 kg) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 28, 2006, 10:02:16 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta 7420-10C D314 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg AFB SLC-2W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Semi-major axis | 7,080.7 kilometres (4,399.7 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001111 |
| Perigee | 701 kilometers (436 mi) |
| Apogee | 703 kilometers (437 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.2176 degrees |
| Period | 98.50 minutes |
| RAAN | 285.6451 degrees |
| Argument of perigee | 80.3481 degrees |
| Mean anomaly | 279.7840 degrees |
| Mean motion | 14.57093780 |
| Revolution number | 40530 |
CALIPSO is a joint NASA (USA) and CNES (France) environmental satellite, built in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, which was launched atop a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006. Its name stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations.
Passive and active remote sensing Instruments on board the CALIPSO satellite monitor aerosols and clouds 24 hours a day. CALIPSO is part of the "A Train", flying in formation with several other satellites (Aqua, Aura and CloudSat).
Three instruments:
In February 2009, CALIPSO switched over to the redundant laser as scheduled. The primary laser achieved its mission goal of three years of successful operation, and the redundant laser has been performing beyond expectations.
The CALIPSO mission was granted extended mission status in June 2009.
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