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Published online 28 April 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060424-16
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Cloud satellites finally see clear skies
Successful launch should prove to be a boon for climate research.
It has been a long wait, but two satellites that will study how clouds affect our climate are finally in orbit around the Earth. After delays by strikes, bad weather and dodgy phone connections, CloudSat and CALIPSO were launched on 28 April from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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