CALIPSO
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| Launch date | April 28, 2006, 1:02 PM GMT+3 |
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| Orbit height | 705 km |
| Speed on orbit | 7. 51 km/s |
| Cost | 223 million USD |
| Manufacturers | Cannes Mandelieu Space Center |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 |
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| ID | 2306998 |
About CALIPSO
CALIPSO is a joint NASA and CNES environmental satellite, built in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, which was launched atop a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006. Its name stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations.