KSC-05PD-1379

[KSC-05PD-1379]

  • Photo Number: KSC-05PD-1379

  • Release Date: 21-May-2005

  • Keywords: NASA,KSC,Kennedy Space Center
    • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. Inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the cover of the shipping container is lifted away from the newly arrived Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO). CALIPSO will fly in combination with the CloudSat satellite to provide never-before-seen 3-D perspectives of how clouds and aerosols form, evolve, and affect weather and climate. CALIPSO and CloudSat will join three other satellites in orbit to enhance understanding of climate systems. The launch date for CALIPSO/CloudSat is no earlier than Aug. 22.

    Resolution Format Width
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    Thumbnail GIF 100 65 8174
    Slide GIF 120 108 15500
    Low GIF 320 209 76639
    Medium JPEG 1024 671 103561
    High JPEG 3000 1968 559615

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    Last Updated: Saturday August 13 15:26:51 EDT 2005 ()

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