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Rideshare Mission

CloudSat/CALIPSO

succesfull

Launch operator

Boeing

Launch date

28 April 2006

Launcher

Delta II

Spacecraft launched

2

Launch Location

SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California, USA

Orbit

LEO

Spacecraft integrators

Boeing
Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Rideshare Mission

CloudSat/CALIPSO

succesfull

SmallsatTypeCustomerCountryPurpose
CloudSatLEOMicroSat > 500kgsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)USAScientific Research
CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations)LEOMicroSat > 500kgsCentre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)FranceEarth Observation

Rideshare Mission

CloudSat/CALIPSO

succesfull

Delta II launching the Mars Odyssey mission

CALIPSO spacecraft in orbit

CloudSat in orbit

Rideshare Mission

CloudSat/CALIPSO

succesfull

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