Earth Observing System
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The Earth Observing System (EOS) is a program of NASA comprising a series of artificial satellite missions and scientific instruments in Earth orbit designed for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, atmosphere, and oceans of the Earth. The satellite component of the program was launched in 1997. The program is centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE).
[edit] Mission list with launch dates
| Satellite | Launch | Agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Site | ||
| SeaWiFS | 1 August 1997 | ||
| TRMM | 27 November 1997 | Tanegashima | NASA / JAXA |
| Landsat 7 | 15 April 1999 | Vandenburg | NASA |
| QuikSCAT | 19 June 1999 | Vandenberg | NASA / JPL |
| Terra | 18 December 1999 | Vandenberg | multiple |
| ACRIMSAT | 20 December 1999 | Vandenberg | NASA / JPL |
| NMP/EO-1 | 21 November 2000 | NASA / Goddard | |
| Jason 1 | 7 December 2001 | NASA / CNES | |
| Meteor 3M-1/Sage III | 10 December 2001 | Baikonur | |
| GRACE | 17 March 2002 | ||
| Aqua | 4 May 2002 | Vandenberg | multiple |
| ADEOS II/Midori II | 12 December 2002 | ||
| ICESat | 12 January 2003 | Vandenberg | NASA |
| SORCE | 25 January 2003 | Cape Canaveral | NASA |
| Aura | 16 July 2004 | Vandenberg | multiple |
| CloudSat | 28 April 2006 | Vandenberg | NASA |
| CALIPSO | |||
| Hydros | June 2006 | ||
| NPOESS | TBD | NASA / NOAA | |
| OCO | 23 February 2009 | Failed to reach orbit | NASA / NOAA |
| Aquarius | due May 2010 | ||
| NMP/EO-3 | |||
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