NASA’s Earth Observing Fleet as of Nov. 2011 – Video




NASA #39;s Earth Observing Fleet as of Nov. 2011
This animation shows the orbits of NASA #39;s current (as of November 2011) fleet of Earth remote sensing observatories. The satellites include components of the A-Train (Terra, Aqua, Aura, CloudSat, CALIPSO), two satellites launched in 2011 (Aquarius, Suomi NPP), and nine others (ACRIMSAT, SORCE, GRACE, Jason 1 and 2, Landsat 7, QuikSCAT, TRMM, and EO-1). These satellites measure tropical rainfall, solar irradiance, clouds, sea surface height, ocean salinity, and other aspects of the global environment. Together, they provide a picture of the Earth as a system.

By: Moulay Anwar Sounny-Slitine

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