CALIPSO

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CALIPSO is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 29108

Int'l Code: 2006-016B

Perigee: 673.0 km

Apogee: 674.3 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   25198.14630774  .00000918  00000-0  16815-3 0  9992
2 29108  98.4479 197.5340 0000938  98.6975 261.4335 14.68295167 23880

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC