swap_horiz Van Allen Probes (RBSP) Alternatives

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WorldView-3

WorldView-3 is a high-resolution commercial Earth observation satellite operated by Maxar and launched in 2014. It provi...

High Resolution 2010S Polar Orbit Maxar

9.1 Excellent

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TanDEM-X

TanDEM-X (Terrain Digital Elevation Model) is a German radar satellite launched in 2010 by the German Aerospace Center (...

2010S Sar Polar Orbit Airbus Dlr

9.1 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

9.1 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

9.0 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

9.0 Excellent

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Sentinel-2B

Sentinel-2B is an Earth observation satellite operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the Copernicus Prog...

2010S Esa Earth Observation Polar Orbit

8.9 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

8.8 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

8.8 Great

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NIMBUS-7

Nimbus-7 was an American meteorological research satellite launched by NASA in 1978 into a sun-synchronous orbit. As the...

Historic 1970S Nasa Earth Observation

8.8 Great

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Himawari-9

Himawari-9 is a geostationary meteorological satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Launched in 2016, it...

Japan Geostationary 2010S Weather

8.7 Great

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ATS-6

ATS-6, launched by NASA in 1974, was the world's first experimental direct-broadcast educational television satellite, p...

Experimental Geostationary 1970S Nasa

8.7 Great

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MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale)

The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is a NASA space physics observatory consisting of four identical satellites...

Nasa 2010S Magnetosphere Elliptical Orbit

8.7 Great

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Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) is a NASA satellite launched in 2014 to measure global atmospheric carbon diox...

Nasa 2010S CO2 Polar Orbit

8.4 Great

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GEDI (on ISS)

GEDI (Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation) is a NASA lidar instrument mounted on the exterior of the International S...

Nasa Lidar 2010S Iss Mounted

8.3 Great

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OCO-3

OCO-3 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3) is a NASA instrument delivered to the International Space Station in May 2019 aboa...

Carbon Nasa 2010S CO2 Monitoring

8.1 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

8.0 Great

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SAGE III on ISS

SAGE III on ISS is a NASA instrument installed on the International Space Station in 2017 to continue long-term measurem...

Nasa 2010S Ozone Atmosphere

7.9 Good

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ECOSTRESS (on ISS)

ECOSTRESS (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station) is a NASA scientific instrument installe...

Nasa 2010S Iss Mounted Plant Stress

7.9 Good

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RapidScat (on ISS)

RapidScat was a NASA scientific instrument mounted on the International Space Station to measure ocean surface wind vect...

Nasa 2010S Iss Mounted Ocean Winds

7.2 Good

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CATS (on ISS)

The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) was a light detection and ranging (lidar) remote-sensing instrument developed...

Nasa 2010S Iss Mounted Aerosol Lidar

7.2 Good