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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
- Terra (EOS AM-1)
- Aqua (EOS PM-1)
- Aura
Envisat
RADARSAT-1
CBERS
MuninMunin was a Swedish nanosatellite. It was launched on November 21, 2000 on a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, together with two other satellites. Munin was developed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in cooperation
IKONOS
QuickBird

See also weather satelliteA weather satellite is a type of artificial satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and/or climate of the Earth. However, these meteorological satellites see more than clouds and cloud systems. City lights, fires, pollution (air, water), a

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