Revolutionizing Climate Science with the CloudCT Satellite Network
Published by phys.org on May 26, 2026.
The first small satellite of the CloudCT network has been integrated, tested, and prepared for launch from California in June 2026. This precursor mission will be followed, if successful, by the launch of 10 additional CloudCT satellites in 2027, helping to fill gaps in our understanding of clouds and their role in climate.
This marks the culmination of seven years of intensive research by Israeli and German scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science (led by Prof. Ilan Koren), the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (led by Prof. Yoav Schechner), and Zentrum für Telematik (led by Prof. Klaus Schilling). The study is published in the journal Acta Astronautica.
“This mission probes small clouds that are generally missed by today’s remote-sensing technologies,” said Prof. Koren, an expert in atmospheric and climate sciences. “It will address major uncertainties that limit current modeling and climate predictions.”
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