CALIPSO

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CALIPSO is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 29108

Int'l Code: 2006-016B

Perigee: 673.1 km

Apogee: 674.4 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 98.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 7044 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   25184.92574566  .00000829  00000-0  15277-3 0  9991
2 29108  98.4470 183.8853 0000953  77.4543 282.6767 14.68269679 21938

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC