| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Cloudsat |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | NASA/Colorado State University |
| Users | Government/Civil |
| 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.) | 848 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 570 |
| Date of Launch | 28-04-2006 |
| Expected Lifetime | 2 yrs. |
| Contractor | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Delta 2 |
| COSPAR Number | 2006-016A |
| NORAD Number | 29107 |
| Comments | Joins Aqua, Parasol, Aura, and Calipso in A-Train; meteorological satellite, carries single radar to obtain the reflectivity of clouds. |