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List of earth observation satellites.
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Iridium communications 78 satellites.
The era of observing the earth through satellites began more than six decades ago when the former soviet union launched the world s first artificial satellite sputnik 1.
During one half of the orbit the satellite views the daytime side of the earth.
In this highly inclined orbit the satellite moves around the earth from pole to pole taking about 99 minutes to complete an orbit.
As the satellites orbit the earth turns underneath.
An earth observation satellite or earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for earth observation eo from orbit including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non military uses such as environmental monitoring meteorology map making and others.
Combination of satellites for communication earth observation and navigation.
Disaster management system earth observation.
Launch date launch mass launch vehicle orbit type application remarks.
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At the pole satellite crosses over to the nighttime side of earth.
Pslv c47 cartosat 3 mission.
Spire global 89 satellites.
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Earth observation satellites vary according to the type of orbit they have the payload they carry and from the point of view of imaging instruments the spatial resolution spectral characteristics and swath width of the sensors.
Currently thirteen operational satellites are in sun synchronous orbit resourcesat 1 2 2a cartosat 1 2 2a 2b risat 1 and 2 oceansat 2 megha tropiques saral and scatsat 1 and four in geostationary orbit.
All these parameters are designed at the beginning of the mission definition depending on the application the satellite mission is targeting.
These are earth observation satellites for this american company that are further defined as delivering meteorology and automatic identification system ais data.
Earth observation satellites today india has one of the largest constellations of remote sensing satellites in operation.
