CALIPSO

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CALIPSO is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 29108

Int'l Code: 2006-016B

Perigee: 670.5 km

Apogee: 672.0 km

Inclination: 98.5 °

Period: 98.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7042 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   26041.14709592  .00001508  00000-0  26586-3 0  9997
2 29108  98.4531  52.4655 0001061  70.4985 289.6334 14.69054992 54407

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC