5 SEPTEMBER 2012 | CloudSat Overpass Tropical Storm Leslie CloudSat profiles overshooting cloud top in Tropical Storm Leslie.

29 AUGUST 2012 | CloudSat Overpass Tropical Storm Florence CloudSat overpass of Tropical Storm Florence.

26 JUNE 2012 | CloudSat Overpass CloudSat overpass of Tropical Storm Debby CloudSat overpasses Tropical Storm Debby in the Gulf of Mexico.

22 JUNE 2012 | CloudSat Overpass CloudSat overpass of Typhoon Guchol CloudSat completes a near eye overpass of Typhoon Guchol in the West Pacific.

14 JUNE 2012 | CloudSat Data Products CloudSat Cloud Classification part of new dataset New Multi-Sensor Water Vapor Climate Data Record Using Cloud Classification

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CloudSat is an experimental satellite that uses radar to observe clouds and precipitation from space. CloudSat orbits in formation as part of the A-Train constellation of satellites (Aqua, CloudSat, CALIPSO, PARASOL, and Aura).

Orbital elements (two-line elements or TLEs) for CloudSat are available here (CloudSat DPC). CloudSat ground tracks may be predicted using tools located on this NASA LaRC page. Orbital elements at the LaRC page are updated regularly, but use the DPC link for the very latest TLEs.

For an overview document (PDF) of science and research themes, click here. The BAMS 2002 article (PDF) describing the CloudSat mission is available here.