swap_horiz TRMM Alternatives

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CORONA (KH-4)

KH-4 belongs to CORONA, the classified American satellite reconnaissance program developed by the CIA and the Air Force...

1960S Reconnaissance Leo Cia Usaf

9.15 Excellent

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Syncom 3

Syncom 3, launched by NASA in 1964, was the world's first geostationary satellite, positioned over the Pacific Ocean and...

Geostationary 1960S Nasa Communications

9.10 Excellent

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WorldView-3

Launched in 2014, WorldView-3 is a commercial Earth observation satellite associated with Maxar's high-resolution imager...

High Resolution 2010S Polar Orbit Maxar

9.05 Excellent

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TanDEM-X

Germany's TanDEM-X radar satellite was launched in 2010 as a partner to TerraSAR-X in a mission involving DLR and indust...

2010S Sar Polar Orbit Airbus Dlr

9.05 Excellent

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Himawari-8

Himawari-8 is a Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Launched in...

Japan Geostationary 2010S Weather

9.00 Excellent

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GOES-R (GOES-16)

GOES-16, the first satellite of the GOES-R series, is a geostationary weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic...

Geostationary 2010S Weather Noaa

9.00 Excellent

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Sentinel-2B

Part of Europe's Copernicus Programme, Sentinel-2B is an optical Earth observation satellite launched in 2017. Its multi...

2010S Esa Earth Observation Polar Orbit

8.85 Great

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IKONOS

IKONOS helped establish the market for detailed commercial satellite imagery after its launch by Space Imaging in 1999....

High Resolution 1990S Polar Orbit Commercial Imagery

8.85 Great

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KH-9 Hexagon

The KH-9 Hexagon was a series of large photoreconnaissance satellites operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office...

1970S Reconnaissance Leo Declassified

8.85 Great

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IKONOS-2

IKONOS-2 was a commercial Earth observation satellite launched in 1999 by Space Imaging (later GeoEye). It holds the dis...

High Resolution Commercial 1990S Polar Orbit

8.85 Great

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CryoSat-2

CryoSat-2 is an Earth observation satellite developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and launched in 2010. Its prima...

Radar 2010S Esa Polar Orbit

8.80 Great

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Seasat

Seasat was a NASA ocean-observing satellite launched in 1978, the first spacecraft dedicated to remote sensing of Earth'...

1970S Nasa Sar Polar Orbit

8.80 Great

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SEASTAR (OrbView-2)

OrbView-2, also known as SeaStar, was a NASA-sponsored Earth observation satellite launched in 1997 to monitor the globa...

1990S Polar Orbit Ocean Color Nasa Orbimage

8.45 Great

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UARS

UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) was a NASA satellite deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-48...

1990S Nasa Atmosphere Leo

8.30 Great

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Radarsat-1

Radarsat-1 was Canada's first commercial Earth observation satellite, launched on November 4, 1995 from Vandenberg Air F...

Canada 1990S Sar Polar Orbit

8.10 Great

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FORMOSAT-7 (COSMIC-2)

FORMOSAT-7 (COSMIC-2) is a US-Taiwan constellation of six satellites launched together on June 25, 2019 aboard a SpaceX...

2010S Low Inclination Gnss Ro Nspo Noaa

8.05 Great

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CYGNSS (constellation)

CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System) is a NASA constellation of eight microsatellites launched on Decembe...

Nasa 2010S Low Inclination Ocean Winds

8.00 Great

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NOAA-15

NOAA-15 is a polar-orbiting environmental satellite launched by the United States in 1998 as part of the Polar-orbiting...

1990S Weather Noaa Earth Observation

7.75 Good

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SAMPEX

SAMPEX (Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) was a NASA satellite launched in July 1992 as the first mi...

1990S Nasa Leo Solar Energetic Particles

7.75 Good

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Helios-1A

Helios 1A is a French military optical reconnaissance satellite launched into a sun-synchronous low Earth orbit in July...

Defense France 1990S Reconnaissance

7.25 Good