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).
Mission List with Launch Dates
- SEAWiFS - August 1, 1997
- TRMM - November 27, 1997
- Landsat 7 - April 15, 1999
- QuikScat - June 19, 1999
- Terra - December 18, 1999
- ACRIMSAT - December 20, 1999
- NMP/EO-1 - November 21, 2000
- Jason-1 - December 7, 2001
- Meteor 3M-1/Sage III - December 10, 2001
- Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - March 17, 2002
- Aqua - May 4, 2002
- ADEOS II - 2002
- SORCE - December 2002
- ICESat - December 2002
- Aura - May 2004
- CloudSat - March 2005
- CALIPSO - March 2005
- Hydros - June 2006
- NPP - October 2006
- OCO - July 2007
- ESSP - August 2008
- Aquarius - September 2008
- NMP/EO-3 - to be determinded
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