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CloudSat (A)

Classification: 3D model
Held by: NASA/Matthew J. Garcia, NASA
Credit: NASA/Matthew J. Garcia
Licence: Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA), as NASA states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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About this object

NASA launched the CloudSat and the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) spacecraft to study the role that clouds and aerosols play in regulating Earth’s weather, climate and air quality. Launch occurred on April 28, 2006, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, aboard a Boeing Delta II launch vehicle.