CloudSat

Summary

CloudSat is an Earth observation satellite^[1]. CloudSat draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #35 of 214).^[2]

Key Facts

• CloudSat is in the country of United States^[3].
• CloudSat's image is recorded as CloudSat spacecraft model.png^[4].
• CloudSat's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite^[5].
• CloudSat's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[6].
• CloudSat's manufacturer is recorded as Ball Aerospace & Technologies^[7].
• CloudSat's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-016A^[8].
• CloudSat's Commons category is recorded as CloudSat^[9].
• CloudSat's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II^[10].
• CloudSat's SCN is recorded as 29107^[11].
• CloudSat's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[12].
• CloudSat's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit^[13].
• CloudSat's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-04-28T00:00:00Z^[14].
• CloudSat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/095_7c^[15].
• CloudSat's spacecraft bus is recorded as BCP-2000^[16].
• CloudSat's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[17].
• CloudSat's significant event is recorded as service entry^[18].
• CloudSat's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[19].
• CloudSat's significant event is recorded as spacecraft decommissioning^[20].
• CloudSat's official website is recorded as https://www.nasa.gov/cloudsat^[21].
• CloudSat's official website is recorded as https://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/^[22].
• CloudSat's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Cloud Profiling Radar^[23].
• CloudSat's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 West^[24].
• CloudSat's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CloudSat'}^[25].
• CloudSat's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.3'}^[26].
• CloudSat's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.8'}^[27].

Why It Matters

CloudSat draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #35 of 214).^[2] CloudSat has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]