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The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) spacecraft is a joint U.S. (NASA) / French (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales/CNES) mission that delivered measurements of the vertical structure of the atmosphere for 17 years.
Type
Spaceborne Lidar
Data Center
ASDC
Launch
Apr 28, 2006
Objective
Better understand aerosols and clouds
Centre national d'études spatiales
Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) is the French national space agency.
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