| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Calipso (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | France/USA |
| Operator/Owner | Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/NASA |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Earth Science |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 702 |
| Apogee (km) | 703 |
| Eccentricity | 7.06963591375044E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 98.2 |
| Period (minutes) | 98.8 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 587 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 550 |
| Date of Launch | 28-04-2006 |
| Expected Lifetime | 3 yrs. |
| Contractor | Alcatel Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Delta 2 |
| COSPAR Number | 2006-016B |
| NORAD Number | 29108 |
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