作为美国国家航空航天局和法国国家太空研究中心(French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales,CNES)的一项联合任务，CALIPSO卫星携带着一部脉冲激光器(激光雷达)，向大气中发射短脉冲激光。

A joint mission between NASA and the French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), CALIPSO carries a pulsating laser (lidar) that sends short pulses of light through the atmosphere.

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