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  2. NASA's newest satellite provides crucial data on climate ...

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    Data from NASA'S newest Earth-observing satellite will provide insight into ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate.

  3. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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    NASA Earth science satellite fleet as of September 2020, planned through 2023. Earth observation satellite missions developed by the ESA as of 2019. Earth observation satellites are Earth-orbiting spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the earth. These satellites are used to monitor short-term weather ...

  4. Chandra X-ray Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Chandra is an Earth satellite in a 64-hour orbit, and its mission is ongoing as of 2024. Chandra is one of the Great Observatories , along with the Hubble Space Telescope , Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (1991–2000), and the Spitzer Space Telescope (2003–2020).

  5. Earth Observing System - Wikipedia

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    Earth Observing System. 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. Since the early 1970s, NASA has been developing its Earth Observing ...

  6. What on Earth? Today's column is brought to you by NASA ...

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    On Christmas Eve 1968, American astronaut Bill Anders quickly snapped a photo of the Earth as he and his Apollo 8 crew members became the first human beings to orbit the moon.

  7. Can satellites combat wildfires? Inside the booming 'space ...

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    The Earth Fire Alliance raised $12 million in its early round of investments, and is on its way to securing an additional $50 million to $60 million to get the first three satellites into space ...

  8. Terra (satellite) - Wikipedia

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    Terra ( EOS AM-1) is a multi-national scientific research satellite operated by NASA in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It takes simultaneous measurements of Earth's atmosphere, land, and water to understand how Earth is changing and to identify the consequences for life on Earth. [ 1] It is the flagship of the Earth Observing System ...

  9. Group backed by Bloomberg, NASA launches its first ... - AOL

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    SpaceX will launch the satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Baser in California. The 53-minute window for launch opens at 11:20 a.m. local time (1820 GMT). (Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by ...