June 2016

Ten years ago the first images were returned from the CALIPSO and CloudSat atmospheric aerosol LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) and cloud-profiling radar missions following their joint launch on 28 April 2006. The satellites joined the A-Train, a coordinated group of international satellites providing simultaneous observation data used by scientists to advance knowledge of Earth-system…

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Rocket: Rokot; Payload: Geo-IK-2 No. 12L [Musson-2, 14F31, Kosmos-2517]; Date: 4 June, 1400 UTC; Launch site: Plesetsk, Russia. The 900-kg satellite was deployed into a 936 km x 961 km x 99.3 degrees sun-synchronous orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060600

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