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    • NASA 3D Models: CloudSat

    Metadata Updated: March 13, 2026

    Launched in April 2006, CloudSat monitors the state of the Earth’s atmosphere and weather with a sophisticated radar system. The instrument, jointly developed with the Canadian Space Agency, can predict which clouds produce rain, observe snowfall, and monitor the moisture content of clouds.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    References

    http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cloudsat/main/index.html

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
    Publisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier NASA-328
    Data First Published 2018-06-26
    Data Last Modified 2025-03-31
    Category Space Science
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL http://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/cloudsat
    Program Code 026:007
    Related Documents http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cloudsat/main/index.html
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash e5d9f2b83e3c7a7e9a6882d352a7dc724fc6968cddd63fa33a7658b62e9c31fd
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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