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Seasat

Seasat was a NASA ocean-observing satellite launched in 1978, the first spacecraft dedicated to remote sensing of Earth'...

1970S Nasa Sar Polar Orbit

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NIMBUS-7

Nimbus-7 was an American meteorological research satellite launched by NASA in 1978 into a sun-synchronous orbit. As the...

Historic 1970S Nasa Earth Observation

8.8 Great

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MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale)

The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is a NASA space physics observatory consisting of four identical satellites...

Nasa 2010S Magnetosphere Elliptical Orbit

8.7 Great

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TerraSAR-X

TerraSAR-X is an Earth observation satellite launched in 2007 through a public-private partnership between the German Ae...

2000S Sar Polar Orbit Airbus Dlr

8.5 Great

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OSTM/Jason-2

OSTM/Jason-2 was a joint international oceanography mission launched in 2008 by NASA, CNES, NOAA, and EUMETSAT. The spac...

2000S Nasa Cnes Polar Orbit Ocean Altimetry

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QuickBird

QuickBird was a commercial high-resolution Earth observation satellite operated by DigitalGlobe and launched in 2001. Ci...

High Resolution 2000S Polar Orbit Commercial Imagery

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ALOS

ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite), also called Daichi, was a JAXA Earth observation satellite launched on an H-II...

Japan Multi Sensor 2000S Jaxa

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THEMIS (constellation)

THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) is a NASA mission comprising five identical...

2000S Nasa Magnetosphere Leo Heo

8.4 Great

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Cluster II (constellation)

Cluster II is an ESA mission consisting of four identical spacecraft launched in pairs aboard Soyuz-Fregat rockets in Ju...

2000S Magnetosphere Esa Elliptical Orbit

8.4 Great

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Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) is a NASA satellite launched in 2014 to measure global atmospheric carbon diox...

Nasa 2010S CO2 Polar Orbit

8.4 Great

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Radarsat-2

Radarsat-2 is a Canadian synthetic aperture radar satellite launched on December 14, 2007 aboard a Soyuz rocket from Bai...

Canada 2000S Sar Polar Orbit

8.3 Great

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WorldView-2

WorldView-2 is a high-resolution commercial Earth observation satellite launched in 2009 and operated by DigitalGlobe, n...

High Resolution 2000S Polar Orbit Maxar

8.3 Great

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COSMIC (FORMOSAT-3)

COSMIC (Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate), also designated FORMOSAT-3, was a join...

2000S Polar Orbit Gnss Ro Nspo Noaa

8.3 Great

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SORCE

SORCE (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment) was a NASA satellite launched on January 25, 2003 aboard a Pegasus XL roc...

Climate 2000S Nasa Leo

8.3 Great

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Metop-A

Metop-A was the first satellite in Europe's EUMETSAT Polar System, launched on October 19, 2006 aboard a Soyuz rocket fr...

Europe 2000S Weather Polar Orbit

8.3 Great

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EO-1

EO-1 (Earth Observing-1) was a NASA technology demonstration satellite launched in 2000, notable for first flying a hype...

2000S Nasa Technology Demo Polar Orbit

8.2 Great

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SMOS

SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) is an ESA Earth observation satellite launched on November 2, 2009 from Plesetsk...

Soil Moisture 2000S Esa Polar Orbit

8.1 Great

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PROBA-1

PROBA-1 (Project for On-Board Autonomy) is an ESA minisatellite launched in 2001 that demonstrated spacecraft autonomy t...

2000S Esa Technology Demo Polar Orbit

8.1 Great

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AIM

AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere) is a NASA satellite launched in 2007 as the first mission dedicated solely to st...

2000S Nasa Polar Orbit Noctilucent Clouds

7.9 Good

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AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere)

The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) is a NASA satellite launched in April 2007 to study polar mesospheric clouds...

2000S Nasa Polar Orbit Mesosphere

7.9 Good