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E.T. Engman and G.A. Schultz
Satellite
Launch
Sensors
Orbit
Orbit Details
{Agenc~}
Date{s}
ISTOK-I, MSU-M,
MIR Space Station
PRIRODA
MSU-S, MSU-SK, MSUPolar
380420 km
(RSA)
1996
E2, MOS, MOMS-2P,
51.6° inclination
Travers SAR
1-5 day revisit
QuickBird I
1999
Panchromatic
mediumnon-sun-synchronous
(EarthWatch)
Multispectral
inclination
600km
66° Inclination
24 day repeat
RADARSAT
sun synchronous
(CSA)
1995
SAR
Polar
793-821 km
1800 h LST
98.6° inclination
RESOURCEMR-900M, MSU-El,
Sun synchronous
01 N3/N4
1994
(ROS1998
MSU-SK, MSU-E, MSUPolar
670km
HYDROMET}
SK, SFM-2
98° inclination
SeaWiFS
sun synchronous
(NASA)
1997
SeaWiFS
Polar
705km
98° inclination
SMOS
2004
L-band
Polar
Sun Synchronous
{ESA}
2-D AEerture Synthesis
24 da~ r!:Eeat
1986
26 day repeat
SPOT
1990
HRV
sun synchronous
(CNES)
1992
.HRVIR
Polar
822km
1998
VEGETATION
1031 LST
(2002)
98° inclination
TOPEXI
ALT
Non sun-synchronous
POSEIDON
POSEIDON
1992
TMR
Polar
1336 km
(NASA)
66° inclination
TRMM
1997
LIS, PR, TMI, VIRS,
Polar
350km
(NASA)
CERES
34-35° inclination