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Earth observation satellite
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, meteorology, map making etc.
Satellites or satellite series include:
- Landsat
- ERS
- SPOT
- EOS
- Envisat
- Proba
- TOPEX/Poseidon
- Jason 1
- RADARSAT-1
- CBERS
- Munin
- IKONOS
- QuickBird
- TIMED (Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics)
- BelKA
See also weather satellite
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