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SAMPEX
SAMPEX (Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) was a NASA satellite launched in July 1992 as the first mission in the Small Explorer program. It operated in a low Earth orbit to study the energy spectra and composition of solar energetic particles, galactic cosmic rays, and magnetospheric electrons. The data gathered by SAMPEX significantly advanced the understanding of how these hi...
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SRTM
Flown aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in February 2000, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission measured land elevations across much of Earth. It was an international project led by NASA and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the predecessor of today's National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. SRTM was a shuttle mission rather than an independent satellite, with its radar equipment carried into o...
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