➀ The ESA's EarthCARE satellite, a flagship mission for the agency, has been fully commissioned and is now streaming Level-1 data. The data aims to improve climate and weather prediction models by analyzing the impact of clouds and aerosols on atmospheric heating and cooling. ➁ The satellite's instruments include an atmospheric lidar, cloud profiling radar, multispectral imager, and broadband radiometer. ➂ The data is initially available to ESA project teams but will soon be publicly accessible.
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