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  2. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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    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 spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the earth.

  3. Category:NASA satellites - Wikipedia

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    NASA satellites orbiting Earth (3 C, 29 P) P. Proposed NASA satellites (3 P) T. TDRS satellites (14 P) Pages in category "NASA satellites" The following 38 pages are ...

  4. NISAR (satellite) - Wikipedia

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    The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar on an Earth observation satellite in 2025. The satellite will be the first radar imaging satellite to use dual frequencies.

  5. 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

  6. Terra (satellite) - Wikipedia

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    Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national scientific research satellite operated by NASA in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth.It takes simultaneous measurements of Earth's atmosphere, land, and water to understand how Earth is changing and to identify the consequences for life on Earth. [1]

  7. Aura (satellite) - Wikipedia

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    Aura is a joint mission between NASA, the Netherlands, Finland, and the U.K. [3] The Aura spacecraft is healthy and is expected to operate until at least 2023, likely beyond. [4] The name "Aura" comes from the Latin word for air. The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on July 15, 2004, aboard a Delta II 7920-10L rocket.

  8. 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.

  9. TROPICS (spacecraft constellation) - Wikipedia

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    TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) [5] is a 2023 NASA constellation of six small satellites, 3U CubeSats, that will measure temperature and moisture profiles and precipitation in tropical systems with unprecedented temporal frequency.