2006-016B
ESSP-3 is Calypso or Calipso, also called Picasso-Cena, for Picasso (Pathfinder Instruments for Cloud and Aerosol Spaceborne Observations), or Cena (Climatologie Etendue des Nuages et des Aerosols), is a joint CNES/NASA mission. CNES supplies a Proteus bus and an IR imager, while NASA provides launch and other instruments. The mission is an ESSP flight, ESSP 3, and will study the vertical distribution of clouds and aerosols and their role in the energy budget.
Launch with Cloudsat on a Delta II.
Cylinder + 2 panels. Size 1.9 x 1.6 x 2.5m with 9.7m span. Mass 587 kg full including 28 kg of hydrazine.
A-Train 1:31:15PM
Payload:
- CALIOP Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization, with 1-m beryllium-mirror telescope and Nd:YAG lasers.
- IIR Imaging IR radiometer
- WFC Wide Field Camera
- Propulsion system (Alcatel, hydrazine) 4 x 1N thruster
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