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MISSIONS
Explore the European Space Agency's Earth Observation satellite missions. Learn all about ESA's dedicated Earth Explorers or collaborations with other agencies through the Third Party Missions programme.
Mission - Earth Explorers
GOCE
field and Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission mapped Earth's geoid very accurately, opening a window into Earth's interior structure as well as the currents
Mission - Earth Explorers
FLEX
Currently it is not possible to measure photosynthetic activity from space, but FLEX's novel instrument will be capable of achieving this.
Mission - Third Party Missions
WorldView Series
Owned by Maxar, the first three satellites in the series are currently operational, and they have been supplying imagery since 2007.
Mission - Third Party Missions
PlanetScope
PlanetScope Camera The PlanetScope camera on each DOVE cubesat operates currently in eight bands - red edge, red, green, green I, yellow, blue, coastal
Mission - Earth Explorers
GOCE Objectives
Ocean circulation plays a crucial role in climate regulation by transporting heat from low to high latitudes in surface waters, while currents cooled at
Mission - Earth Explorers
SMOS Objectives
SMOS Science The SMOS mission is a direct response to the current lack of global observations of soil moisture and ocean salinity which are needed to further
Mission - Third Party Missions
RapidEye Objectives
Fast turnaround of imagery showed current ground conditions following disasters.
Mission - Earth Explorers
SSTI ANTEX Data
GOCE SSTI-A PCVs data were generated from 154 days in 2009 GOCE SSTI-B PCVs data were generated from the available data in 2010-2012 The current versions
Mission - Third Party Missions
GEOSAT-1 Overview
In 2005, SSTL started planning for second generation DMC missions - with improved imaging capabilities - to be added to the current first generation DMC
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Radar Course 1
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions.
Mission - Heritage Missions
GOCE re-entry dataset
and a special set of data with further dynamical and environmental information such as on-board magnetometer measurements of Earth's magnetic field, currents
Mission - Third Party Missions
COSMO-SkyMed SG Overview
The position of CSG-2, as currently defined by ASI and I-MoD (Italian Ministry of Defence) is at 180° from CSG-1.
Mission - Third Party Missions
Pléiades Neo Overview
Currently, with only the first two satellites in orbit, they are positioned in their final orbit 180° apart.
Mission - Earth Explorers
SMOS Overview
Mission Background The SMOS mission is a direct response to the current lack of global observations of soil moisture and ocean salinity, which are needed
Mission - Earth Explorers
GOCE Overview
the combination of sea-surface height mapped by altimeters and the knowledge of the precise ocean geoid that has improved our understanding of surface currents
Mission - Third Party Missions
ALOS Objectives
related analysis) Oceanography and coastal zone-related research (oil spill, high-resolution DEM) Coastal zones, sea surface wind, wave height, wave current
Mission - Heritage Missions
Envisat Objectives
Surface Topography x x x Turbidity x Wave Characteristics x x Near Surface Wind x x Current
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Radar Course 2
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions.
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Radar Course 3
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions.
Mission - Earth Watch
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