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TIROS

Event: Launch Apr 1 1960

Nimbus 1

Event: Launch Aug 28 1964

ESSA

Event: Launch Feb 3 1966

Nimbus 2

Event: Launch May 15 1966

ATS

Event: Launch Dec 7 1966

Nimbus 3


Nimbus 4


http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/television-infrared-observation-satellite-program

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/nimbus-1

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/environmental-science-services-administration


http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/applications-technology-satellite



Nimbus 5


SMS


Nimbus 6

Event: Launch Jun 12 1975

GOES A-C

Event: Launch Oct 16 1975

LAGEOS 1&2


Seasat 1

Event: CompletionOct 10th 1978

Seasat 1


Nimbus 7



http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/synchronous-meterological-satellite


http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/geostationary-operational-environmental-satellite-c

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/laser-geodynamics-satellites12

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/seasat-1

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/seasat-1


GOES D-H

Event: Launch Sep 9 1980

DE 1


DE 2


MOMS


ERBS


GEOSAT

Event: Launch Mar 12 1985

MOS-1


CRRES

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/geostationary-operational-environmental-satellite-d-h

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/dynamics-explorer-1

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/dynamics-explorer-2

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/modular-optoelectronic-multispectral-scanner

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/earth-radiation-budget-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/geodetic-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/marine-observation-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/combined-release-and-radiation-effects-satellite

Event: Launch Jul 25 1990

ERS-1


UARS

Event: CompletionDec 15th 2005

Sep 12th 1994

UARS

Event: Launch Sep 12 1991

ATLAS-1


TOPEX


NOAA-POES


GOES I-M


http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/european-remote-sensing

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/upper-atmosphere-research-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/upper-atmosphere-research-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/atmospheric-laboratory-applications-and-science

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/topexposeidon

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/noaa-poes

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/geostationary-operational-environmental-satellites-i-m

SIR-C


RADARSAT

Event: Launch Nov 4 1995

TOMS-EP


ADEOS

Event: CompletionJun 30th 1997

ADEOS


SeaWiFS

Event: CompletionDec 11th 2010

Aug 1st 2012

SeaWiFS


Nov 27th 2000

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/spaceborne-imaging-radar-c

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/radar-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/total-ozone-mapping-spectrometer-earth-probe

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/advanced-earth-observing-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/advanced-earth-observing-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/sea-viewing-wide-field-view-sensor

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/sea-viewing-wide-field-view-sensor

TRMM


Landsat 7


TERRIERS


Jun 19th 2002

QuikSCAT


Dec 18th 2005

Terra


ACRIMSAT


SRTM


CHAMP

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/tropical-rainfall-measuring-mission

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/landsat-7

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/tomographic-experiment-using-radiative-recombinative-ionospheric-euv-and-radio-sources

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/quick-scatterometer

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/terra

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/active-cavity-radiometer-irradiance-monitor-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/shuttle-radar-topography-mission

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/challenging-mini-satellite-payload

Event: CompletionSep 19th 2010

CHAMP


EO-1


Jason-1

Event: CompletionJul 1st 2013

Jason-1


SAGE III

Event: CompletionMar 6th 2006

SAGE III


GRACE


http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/challenging-mini-satellite-payload

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/earth-observing-1

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/jason-1

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/jason-1

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/stratospheric-aerosol-and-gas-experiment-iii

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/stratospheric-aerosol-and-gas-experiment-iii

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/gravity-recovery-and-climate-experiment

May 4th 2008

Aqua


SeaWinds

Event: CompletionOct 24th 2003

SeaWinds


ICESat

Event: CompletionAug 14th 2010

ICESat

Event: Launch Jan 12 2003

SORCE


Jul 15th 2010

Aura


Dec 4th 2006

PARASOL

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/aqua

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/seawinds-advanced-earth-observing-satellite-ii-adeos-ii

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/seawinds-advanced-earth-observing-satellite-ii-adeos-ii

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/ice-cloud-and-land-elevation-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/ice-cloud-and-land-elevation-satellite

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/solar-radiation-and-climate-experiment

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/aura

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/polarization-anisotropy-reflectances-atmospheric-sciences-coupled-observations-lidar


NOAA-N


GOES N-P


CALIPSO


Apr 28th 2009

CloudSat


OSTM/Jason-2


OCO

Event: CompletionFeb 24th 2009

OCO


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http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/geostationary-operational-environmental-satellite-nop

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/cloud-aerosol-lidar-and-infrared-pathfinder-satellite-observation

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/cloudsat

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/ocean-surface-topography-missionjason-2

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/orbiting-carbon-observatory

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/orbiting-carbon-observatory

Glory

Event: CompletionMar 4th 2011

Glory


Aquarius


Suomi NPP


GCOM-W1


Feb 11th 2018LDCM


GPM Core

Event: Launch Feb 2014

ISS-RapidScat

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http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/glory

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/aquarius

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/suomi-national-polar-orbiting-partnership

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/global-change-observation-mission-water

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/landsat-data-continuity-mission

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/global-precipitation-measurement-core

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/iss-rapid-scatterometer

Event: Launch Apr 2014

OCO-2

Event: Launch Jul 2014

SMAP

Event: Launch Oct 2014

GOES-R

Event: Launch 2015

SAGE III

Event: Launch 2015

CYGNSS

Event: Launch 2016

GRACE-FO

Event: Launch 2016

ICESat-2

Event: Launch 2016

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http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/soil-moisture-active-passive

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http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/ice-cloud-and-land-elevation-satellite-2

JPSS-1

Event: Launch 2017

ISS-OCO-3

Event: Launch 2017

TEMPO

Event: Launch 2017

PACE

Event: Launch 2020

SWOT

Event: Launch 2020

L-band SAR

Event: Launch 2021

JPSS-2

Event: Launch 2023

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Announcements and Highlights

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Landsat Tree Cover Data ReleaseCelebrating Twenty Years of AERONET Research

Aqua AIRS Version 6 Level 3 Data ReleaseNASA Water Vapor Project–MEaSUREs Dataset Release

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Marine Observation Satellite (MOS-1)

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Status: CompletedMission Category: Historical Missions

Launch Date: February 19, 1987Launch Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

The Marine Observation Satellite (MOS-1) was equipped with three types of sensors: a spectrometer formeasuring visible near infrared radiation, a device for measuring visible thermal infrared radiation, and aninstrument for measuring microwave radiation. These sensors finished sending information on November 29,

1995.

MOS-1b, which had the same functions as MOS-1, was launched as a follow-up and finished its operation

on April 17, 1996.

Key Marine Observation Satellite Facts

Mission/Portal Page: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/mos1/index_e.html

Instruments:MESSR (Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer)MSR (Measuring Microwave Radiation)VTIR (Visible and Thermal Infrared Radiometer)

Relevant Science Focus Areas:

Water and Energy Cycles

Related Applications:

Coastal Management

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