# CloudSat (B)

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/cloudsat-b/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/cloudsat-(b)/CloudSat%20(B).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/cloudsat-(b)/CloudSat%20(B).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.

Launched in April 2006, CloudSat monitors the state of the Earth’s atmosphere and weather with a sophisticated radar system. The instrument, jointly developed with the Canadian Space Agency, can predict which clouds produce rain, observe snowfall, and monitor the moisture content of clouds.