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Timeline to over 40 years of historical satellite missions

28 Jan 2022

ESA's Heritage Space Programme preserves historical data from over 40 years of Earth observation missions.

See the operational lifetime of the many Heritage missions in our new timeline infographic.

Timeline to over 40 years of historical satellite missions
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