Polar Orbit Earth Observation Missions

См. также в других словарях:

• Earth observation satellite — An Earth observation satellite, ERS 2 Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non military uses such as environmental monitoring,… …   Wikipedia

• Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …   Universalium

• List of NASA missions — Piloted Mercury launches All Gemini Launches from GT 1 through GT 12 …   Wikipedia

• 2007 in spaceflight — rowspan = 4|10 January, 03:53 GMT [cite web url = http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jan/10pslv.htm title = All 4 PSLV C7 satellites launched into orbit publisher = Rediff author = T K Rohit date=2007 01 10 accessdate=2008 03 29] rowspan =… …   Wikipedia

• Space-Based Radar — refers to space borne radar systems that may have any of a variety of purposes. A number of earth observing radar satellites, such as RadarSat, have employed synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to obtain terrain and land cover information about the… …   Wikipedia

• Vega (launcher) — Infobox rocket caption = Vega rocket imsize=100px name = Vega function = Small orbital launch vehicle manufacturer = ESA/ASI country origin = Europe height = 30 m alt height = diameter = 3 m alt diameter = mass = 137,000 kg alt mass = stages = 4… …   Wikipedia

• space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …   Universalium

• Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …   Universalium

• Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… …   Universalium

• Jupiter — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Jupiter (disambiguation). Jupiter   …   Wikipedia

• moon — mooner, n. moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a… …   Universalium