The Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS) was launched on 23 February 1999 carrying nine payloads for research and development missions...
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"Television InfraRed Observation Satellite" and is also the plural of "tiro" which means "a young soldier, a beginner". The Advanced Research Projects Agency...
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Satellite images (also Earth observation imagery, spaceborne photography, or simply satellite photo) are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites...
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta...
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broadcasting, scientific research, and Earth observation. Additional military uses are reconnaissance, early warning, signals intelligence and, potentially, weapon...
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The Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) was built by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) on the basis of a 10-Year Implementation Plan...
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Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (category Earth observation satellite sensors)
SSULI prototype, was launched on board the Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS_(satellite)) on February 23, 1999. LORAAS data was used...
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Copernicus Programme (redirect from Global Monitoring for Environment and Security)
of Earth Observation, Satellite Navigation, Connectivity, Space Research and Innovation and supports investments in critical infrastructure and disruptive...
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in March 2000. The Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer and the Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite observed a quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) from...
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(CHAMP) was a German satellite launched July 15, 2000 from Plesetsk, Russia and was used for atmospheric and ionospheric research, as well as other geoscientific...
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History of space in Africa (category History of science and technology in Africa)
technologies for various applications- particularly for Earth Observation, remote sensing and satellite communications. However, there are existing launch facilities...
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LCROSS (redirect from Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite)
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. The mission was conceived as a low-cost means of...
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QuikSCAT (redirect from Quick Scatterometer satellite)
Scatterometer) was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer. Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direction over...
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ADEOS I (redirect from Advanced Earth Observation Satellite)
ADEOS I (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite 1) was an Earth observation satellite launched by NASDA in 1996. The mission's Japanese name, Midori means...
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High-altitude platform station (redirect from Atmospheric satellite)
high altitude aircraft able to offer observation or communication services similarly to artificial satellites. Mostly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
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A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the...
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Oceansat-2 (category Earth observation satellites of India)
Observation System". ISRO. Archived from the original on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2021. "To predict cyclone, ISRO to build advanced satellite"...
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Earth Observing System (category Earth observation satellites)
comprising a series of artificial satellite missions and scientific instruments in Earth orbit designed for long-term global observations of the land surface...
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ISRO (redirect from Indian Space Research Organisation)
a sounding rocket, and by the 1980s, research had yielded the Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 and the more advanced Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)...
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(EOS PM-1) is a NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth, studying the precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water. It is the second...
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Israel Space Agency (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
– Series of observation satellites Techsat – Researching satellite launched by the Technion TechSAR – a SAR-based observation satellite. After the successful...
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research satellite operated by NASA in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It takes simultaneous measurements of Earth's atmosphere, land, and water...
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Envisat (category Earth observation satellites of the European Space Agency)
European Space Agency (ESA), it was the world's largest civilian Earth observation satellite. It was launched on 1 March 2002 aboard an Ariane 5 from the Guyana...
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JAXA (redirect from Earth Observation Research Center)
research, technology development and launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions such as asteroid exploration and...
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Korea On Civil Global Navigation Satellite Systems Cooperation". www.gps.gov. Korean Lunar Exploration Program. Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)...
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Starlink (redirect from SpaceX satellite development facility)
December 2022 and 4 million subscribers in September 2024. The SpaceX satellite development facility in Redmond, Washington, houses Starlink research, development...
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2009. Rao, C.R.N. and J. Chen. 1995. Inter-satellite calibration linkages for the visible and near-infrared channels of the Advanced Very High Resolution...
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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is an organization, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), that...
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Deep Space Climate Observatory (redirect from Triana satellite)
GoreSat) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) space weather, space climate, and Earth observation satellite. It was launched by SpaceX...
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Defence and Space. The company began out of research efforts centred upon amateur radio satellites, known by the UoSAT (University of Surrey Satellite) name...
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