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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 of the Earth. The satellite component of the program was launched in 1997. The program is centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE).1 Mission list with launch dates
- SEAWiFS - August 1, 1997
- TRMM - November 27, 1997
- Landsat 7 - April 15, 1999
- QuikScat - June 19, 1999
- Terra - December 18December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 13 days remaining. Events 1352 Innocent VI is elected Pope. 1642 Abel Tasman lands at Mohua Golden Bay becoming the first European in New Zealand. 1776 Nor, 1999
- ACRIMSAT - December 20December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 11 days remaining. Events 1803 Louisiana Purchase completed 1860 South Carolina becomes first state to secede from the United States 1915 Last Australian t, 1999
- NMPNASA's New Millennium program is focused on engineering validation of new technologies for space applications. Past New Millennium missions include: Deep Space 1, standalone spacecraft testing solar electric propulsion, autonomous operation etc; successfu/ EO-1 - November 21November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 40 days remaining. Events 235 Anterus is elected Pope. 1783 In Paris, Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent, the marquis d'Arlandes, make th, 2000
- Jason-1 - December 7, 2001
- Meteor 3M-1/Sage III - December 10, 2001
- Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - March 17, 2002
- Aqua - May 4 , 2002
- ADEOS II/Midori II - December 12, 2002
- ICESat - January 12, 2003
- SORCE - January 25, 2003
- Aura - July 15, 2004
- CloudSat - March 2005
- CALIPSO - March 2005
- Hydros - June 2006
- NPP - October 2006
- OCO - July 2007
- ESSP - August 2008
- Aquarius - September 2008
- NMP/ EO-3 - to be determined
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