flown missionSuccess

Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAApr 28, 2006, 10:02 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Cloudsat
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

CloudSat is a satellite which uses millimeter-wavelength radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds. Advanced cloud-profiling radar gathers information on the vertical structure of highly dynamic cloud systems. This new information provides the first global measurements of cloud properties that will help scientists compile a database of cloud measurements to improve how clouds are represented in global climate and numerical weather prediction models.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 28, 2006, 10:02 UTC
Window opens: Apr 28, 2006, 10:02 UTC
Window closes: Apr 28, 2006, 10:02 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:52 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7420-10C
Family: Delta
Variant: 7420-10C
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 34.7556, -120.6224