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Bidding Goodbye to CloudSat
30 Apr 2024 20:01 GMT
… officially has ended the CloudSat mission, an Earth Observation … from space.
The CloudSat Mission
The CloudSat Mission was part of … Radar, CPR in short; CloudSat could penetrate through clouds … December 2023 and subsequently CloudSat being lowered into an …
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BAE Systems-built CloudSat satellite completes nearly two decades-long mission
24 Apr 2024 07:15 GMT
… Profiling Radar that served as CloudSat’s sole instrument. The … on August 1, 2023.
CloudSat was originally planned for a … occurred over the years.
CloudSat officially ended scientific operations in … atmosphere.
“The deorbiting of CloudSat brings an end to a …
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NASA's CloudSat ends mission peering into the heart of clouds
23 Apr 2024 19:20 GMT
… can cause aircraft icing.
CloudSat data has informed thousands … poles.
In this animation, CloudSat’s radar slices into … .
Across the life of CloudSat, several potentially mission-ending … #39;s orientation. The CloudSat team developed unique solutions, …
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NASA ends CloudSat Earth-observing mission after 18 years
23 Apr 2024 21:47 GMT
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NASA's CloudSat passed over Hurricane Bill near … Allen, NASA Earth Observatory)CloudSat carried a powerful instrument called … Tuesday's update.
CloudSat's observations helped … the orbit-lowering maneuver.
CloudSat worked in concert with …
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NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds
23 Apr 2024 15:00 GMT
… the satellite’s orientation. The CloudSat team developed unique solutions, … used before.”
Sister Satellites
CloudSat was launched on April 28 … Observatory will build upon CloudSat’s and CALIPSO’s … About the Missions
The CloudSat Project is managed for NASA …
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Cloudsat, First Cloud-profiling Radar Developed by CSU, Ends Its 17-year Mission
02 Jan 2024 18:44 GMT
… public outreach lead for the CloudSat mission until 2011. … carrying the CSU-led CloudSat mission lifted off from … s Jet Propulsion Laboratory), CloudSat was designed to answer lingering … degrees have been minted using CloudSat data, forging academic careers …
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Cloudsat takes a slice from tropical storm Isaias
05 Aug 2020 07:31 GMT
… landfall in North Carolina. CloudSat revealed areas of heavy rain … State University, Fort Collins.
CloudSat also found areas of rain … over the Atlantic Ocean.
CloudSat is the first satellite to … in climate change.
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Cloudsat takes a slice from tropical …
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CloudSat gets a slice of Typhoon Yutu's eye
01 Nov 2018 11:42 GMT
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NASA's CloudSat satellite captured a stunning image … At the time of the CloudSat overpass, Typhoon Yutu was beginning … the top down.
The CloudSat overpass reveals the inner details … in the anvil area). The CloudSat CPR signal attenuates in heavy …
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CloudSat exits the 'A-train'
26 Feb 2018 12:41 GMT
… of NASA's Cloudsat satellite. Credit: Graeme L … four reaction wheels. Although CloudSat can conduct science operations … accomplishments to date, CloudSat has provided the capability … lighter than actual observations. CloudSat directly quantified, for the …
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The Earth Observer: Offering Perspectives from Space through Time
30 Dec 2025 02:34 GMT
… Observatory–2 (OCO-2), CloudSat, and the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar … Science Pathfinder (ESSP) missions – CloudSat and CALIPSO – and fly them … satellites in the article, CloudSat and CALIPSO: A Long … Highlights from Ten Years of CloudSat and CALIPSO Observations [July …