# CloudSat (A)

A 3D model from NASA/Matthew J. Garcia, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/cloudsat-a/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Matthew J. Garcia
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/cloudsat-(a)/CloudSat%20(A).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/cloudsat-(a)/CloudSat%20(A).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

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.