CALIPSO

Launch Details
Launched 27 April 2006
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner France
NORAD ID 29108
COSPAR ID 2006-016B
Alternative names CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.447°
Eccentricity 0.00011
RA ascending node 11.893 hr
Argument perigee 71.911°
Mean anomaly 288.221°
Orbital period 98.075 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 14:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 673.0 km
Mean Altitude 673.8 km
Peak Altitude 674.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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