aura is the name of the earth observing satellite that orbits earth.
aura is the name of the earth observing satellite that orbits earth.
what is the name of the earth observing satellite that orbits earth?
aura
envisat









































envisat ("environmental satellite") is a large inactive earth-observing satellite which is still in orbit. operated by the european space agency (esa), it was the world's largest civilian earth observation satellite.









































it was launched on 1 march 2002 aboard an ariane 5 from the guyana space centre in kourou, french guiana, into a sun synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 790 ± 10 km. it orbits the earth in about 101 minutes, with a repeat cycle of 35 days. after losing contact with the satellite on 8 april 2012, esa formally announced the end of envisat's mission on 9 may 2012.
envisat
earth observing system









































the earth observing system (eos) is a program of nasa comprising a series of artificial satellite missions and scientific instruments in earth orbit designed for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, atmosphere, and oceans. the satellite component of the program was launched in 1997. the program is centerpiece of nasa's earth science enterprise (ese).









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- atmospheric chemistry observational databases









































bullet::::- geoinformatics









































bullet::::- earth observing system data and information system (eosdis) – provides end-to-end capabilities for managing nasa's earth science data









































bullet::::- a-train (satellite constellation)









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- eos homepage at nasa
earth observing system