CALIPSO

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CALIPSO is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 29108

Int'l Code: 2006-016B

Perigee: 691.0 km

Apogee: 692.9 km

Inclination: 98.3 °

Period: 98.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7062 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   21264.49778124  .00000163  00000-0  41571-4 0  9992
2 29108  98.2847 217.5243 0001336  83.3791 276.7562 14.62593053819706

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC