CALIPSO

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CALIPSO is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 29108

Int'l Code: 2006-016B

Perigee: 681.7 km

Apogee: 683.7 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 98.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7053 km

RCS: 2.7517 m² (large)

Launch date: April 28, 2006
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

CALIPSO should fly in tandem with CLOUDSAT radar satellite, and both will integrate the A-Train, constellation of satellites dedicated to the observation of clouds, aerosols and the water cycle.

1 29108U 06016B   24110.57814858  .00004336  00000-0  80973-3 0  9993
2 29108  98.4150  91.0157 0001357  93.2247 266.9111 14.65470680957362

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC