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Cloud-free collections key for land monitoring

Satellite imagery is a crucially important tool for monitoring the land, but cloud cover can often block parts of Earth’s surface from view, limiting subsequent analyses.

Tracking the world’s forests from space

As human activities continue to threaten the planet’s forests, data delivered by satellites are boosting global efforts to conserve these crucial natural resources.

Commercial and international data for fire monitoring

As climate change sparks a surge in the frequency and intensity of wildfires, satellite data disseminated through ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme are helping scientists to track and investigate these potentially damaging natural events.

Remote sensing data map impacts of natural hazards

As climate change increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters, remote sensing data can warn about extreme events and help tackle emergency situations.

New data available: GEOSAT-2 Portugal Coverage 2021

A new collection is available to the public through ESA’s Earthnet Third Party Missions Programme: the GEOSAT-2 Portugal Coverage 2021.

About GEOSAT

The Earth imaging satellites GEOSAT-1 (formerly Deimos-1) and GEOSAT-2 (formerly Deimos-2) are fully owned and operated by GEOSAT company.

GEOSAT-1 was launched in July 2009 and remains operational. The mission is fully dedicated to Earth observation and captures images all around the world. The GEOSAT-1 system provides capabilities well above and beyond the design goals.

GEOSAT-2 was launched in June 2014 and remains operational. The mission is the second satellite of the GEOSAT Earth observation system, following GEOSAT-1, and provides mid-resolution, very-wide-swath imagery.

The GEOSAT series is part of ESA's Third Party Missions Programme.

GEOSAT Objectives

The objective of the privately funded GEOSAT series is to provide very-high-resolution data, carry out commercially-focused operational imaging missions, supporting rapid-response, and large-area mapping for a range of applications.

GEOSAT Missions

GEOSAT-1 acquired image — The Earth-imaging microsatellite **GEOSAT-1** is part of a group of satellites collectively known as the Disaster Monitoring Constellation, developed to carry out commercially-focused operational imaging missions. find out more

GEOSAT-2 acquired image — The Earth-imaging microsatellite **GEOSAT-2** is the second satellite of the GEOSAT Earth Observation system, following GEOSAT-1.

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