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  2. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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    True color image of the Earth from space. This image is a composite image collected over 16 days by the MODIS sensor on NASA’s Terra satellite. NASA Earth science satellite fleet as of September 2020, planned through 2023. Earth observation satellite missions developed by the ESA as of 2019. Earth observation satellites are Earth-orbiting ...

  3. Satellite imagery - Wikipedia

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    The first images from space were taken on the sub-orbital V-2 rocket flight launched by the US on October 24, 1946. Satellite image of Fortaleza.. Satellite images (also Earth observation imagery, spaceborne photography, or simply satellite photo) are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world.

  4. Earth observation satellite - Wikipedia

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    An Earth observation satellite or Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, cartography and others.

  5. Observatory releases one of the largest photos they've ever ...

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    Clocking in at 49,511 x 39,136 pixels, you may have to wait a while for this newly released image of space to load. Observatory releases one of the largest photos they've ever taken of space Skip ...

  6. Timeline of first images of Earth from space - Wikipedia

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    First image, color images and movie of Earth from space taken by a person, by cosmonaut Gherman Titov – the first photographer from space. [25] [26] 1963 KH-7 Gambit: First high-resolution (sub-meter spatial resolution) satellite photography (classified). [27] 1964 Quill: First radar images of Earth from space, using a synthetic aperture ...

  7. World celebrates 30 years of iconic deep space images from ...

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    A one-of-a-kind observatory has been peering into the depths of space for three decades, capturing breathtaking images of galaxies billions of light years from Earth and has helped scientists ...

  8. Earth Observing System - Wikipedia

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    It was the first satellite to capture colour images from space and acted significantly as a medium of communications. [1] After the success of TIROS-1 and ATS-3, NASA in conjunction with United States Geological Survey (USGS), progressed forward in Earth observation through a series of Landsat satellites launched throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

  9. 10 surreal images of Earth shot by a high-definition ... - AOL

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    The Chinese government has a released a series of stunning high definition images taken from space by a state-of-the-art satellite. China's Gaofen-1 satellite was launched in April 2013.