swap_horiz Arase Alternatives

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Hayabusa2

The Hayabusa2 mission, developed by JAXA, successfully collected and returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This acti...

Active Asteroid Jaxa Sample Return

9.3 Excellent

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Landsat 8

Landsat 8 is an active Earth observation satellite operated by NASA and the USGS. This mission continues a decades-long...

Imaging Active Nasa Earth

8.8 Great

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Sentinel-2A

Sentinel-2A is an ESA Copernicus optical satellite launched in 2015, using a 13-band multispectral imager to monitor lan...

Imaging Active Earth Esa

8.6 Great

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ICESat-2

ICESat-2 is NASA's 2018 follow-on laser altimetry mission, notable for using ATLAS to measure ice elevation and sea ice...

Laser Active Nasa Ice

8.4 Great

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Van Allen Probes

The Van Allen Probes were NASA twin spacecraft launched in 2012 to study Earth's radiation belts, operating for seven ye...

Nasa Past Plasma Earth

8.2 Great

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Landsat 9

Landsat 9 is the 2021 NASA-USGS land imaging satellite, notable for continuing the 50-year Landsat record with OLI-2 and...

Imaging Active Nasa Earth

8.2 Great

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GRACE-FO

GRACE-FO is the 2018 NASA-GFZ follow-on twin mission, notable for continuing gravity mapping and testing laser inter-sat...

Active Nasa Gravity Earth

8.2 Great

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Sentinel-3A

Sentinel-3A is an ESA Copernicus satellite launched in 2016 to monitor oceans, land, ice, and atmosphere for climate and...

Ocean Active Earth Esa

8.1 Great

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Sentinel-5P

Sentinel-5P is an ESA Copernicus atmosphere satellite launched in 2017, notable for the Tropomi instrument that maps tra...

Active Atmosphere Earth Esa

8.0 Great

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MMS

MMS is NASA's 2015 Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, a four-spacecraft formation built to measure magnetic reconnection...

Active Nasa Plasma Magnetosphere

7.9 Good

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SMAP

SMAP is a NASA Earth-observing satellite launched in 2015 to map soil moisture and freeze-thaw state for weather, drough...

Soil Moisture Active Radar Nasa

7.9 Good

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SWOT

SWOT is a NASA-CNES Earth-observing satellite launched in 2022 to make the first global survey of surface water and ocea...

Water Active Nasa Earth

7.9 Good

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THEMIS

THEMIS is NASA's 2007 five-satellite mission to study magnetospheric substorms, notable for linking reconnection events...

Active Nasa Aurora Plasma

7.8 Good

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OCO-2

OCO-2 is a NASA Earth-observing satellite launched in 2014 to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide and plant photosynthesi...

Climate Active Carbon Nasa

7.7 Good

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Akatsuki

Akatsuki was a JAXA Venus climate orbiter launched in 2010, reaching Venus orbit in 2015 after a failed first insertion...

Climate Active Venus Orbiter

7.7 Good

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Geotail

Geotail was a 1992 ISAS-NASA mission that studied Earth's magnetotail, notable for three decades of magnetosphere observ...

Nasa Past Magnetosphere Earth

7.6 Good

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Akebono

Akebono was Japan's 1989 EXOS-D satellite for aurora and magnetosphere studies, notable for 26 years of observations bef...

Aurora Past Magnetosphere Earth

7.4 Good

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PACE

PACE is a NASA Earth-observing satellite launched in 2024 to study ocean color, phytoplankton, aerosols, clouds, and cli...

Ocean Active Nasa Atmosphere

7.4 Good

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TIMED

TIMED is NASA's 2001 mission to study Earth's mesosphere and lower thermosphere-ionosphere, notable for tracking solar e...

Active Nasa Atmosphere Earth

7.3 Good

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EarthCARE

EarthCARE is an ESA-JAXA Earth Explorer satellite launched in 2024 to measure clouds, aerosols, and radiation with four...

Active Earth Esa Jaxa

7.2 Good