Earth Explorer Missions
The Earth Explorer Missions program is part of the Living Planet Program of the European Space Agency ESA . It includes satellite missions that provide new observation data from Earth.
Current missions
The following research satellites are currently in use or have been decided:
| satellite | Aim of global research | begin |
|---|---|---|
| CryoSat 1 | Recording of the planetary ice masses | October 8, 2005 (failed) |
| GOCE | Determination of the earth's gravity field | March 17, 2009 |
| SMOS | Soil moisture, salinity of the seas | November 2, 2009 |
| CryoSat 2 | Acquisition of the planetary ice masses (replacement for CryoSat 1 ) | April 8, 2010 |
| SWARM | Earth's magnetic field and climate | 22nd of November 2013 |
| ADM-Aeolus | Dynamics of the earth's atmosphere | 22nd August 2018 |
| EarthCARE | Clouds and aerosols | 2022 (planned) |
| Biomass | Forests biomass | 2022 (planned) |
| FLEX | Photosynthetic activity of global vegetation | 2023 (planned) |
| FORUM | Heat radiation of the earth | 2026 (planned) |
See also
Web links
- ESA Page (English)
- Future Earth Explorer Missions overview of future projects
- ESA Bulletin No. 131, August 2007: Paolo Bensi et al .: A New Earth Explorer - The Third Cycle of Core Earth Explorers. (PDF; 1.6 MB)
- Volker Liebig et al .: The Changing Earth - New Scientific Challenges for ESA's Living Planet Program ESA Bulletin No. 129, February 2007 (PDF; 2.2 MB)
Individual evidence
- ^ ESA's Living Planet program . Accessed January 16, 2010.
- ↑ ADM-Aeolus mission overview. ESA, accessed December 15, 2014 .