CloudSat

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At the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the CloudSat spacecraft is being lowered on a mounting stand. CloudSat will undergo electrical and spacecraft transmitter testing. In combination with the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO), the spacecraft will provide never-before-seen 3-D perspectives of how clouds and aerosols form, evolve, and affect weather and climate. CALIPSO and CloudSat will fly in formation with three other satellites to enhance understanding of climate systems.

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Keywords: astrotech, climate, climatology, cloudsat, facility, payload, people, person, processing, research, satellite, scientist, space, spacecraft, technological, technology, vandenberg, worker