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2. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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   NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and CSA. 1998. The International Space Station (ISS) has long been used as a central satellite platform for other sensors, including Earth observation sensors. For example: LIS, SAGE III, TSIS-I, ECOSTRESS, GEDI, OCO-3, Diwata-1, and HICO . Jason-3.

3. Starlink - Wikipedia

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   Active since 2019; 5 years ago. ( 2019) Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, [ 3] providing coverage to 102 countries. It also aims to provide global mobile broadband.

4. Galileo (satellite navigation) - Wikipedia

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   Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, [5] created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), [6] headquartered in Prague, Czechia, [7] with two ground operations centres in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, mostly ...

5. Google Earth - Wikipedia

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   Google Earth. Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...

6. Satellite - Wikipedia

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   A satellite or artificial satellite[ a ] is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. Satellites have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS ), broadcasting, scientific research, and Earth observation. Additional military uses are reconnaissance, early warning ...

7. List of GPS satellites - Wikipedia

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   Samples of three GPS satellites' orbits over a five-year period (2013 to 2018) USA-242 · USA-239 · USA-151 · Earth As of 15 August 2023, 83 Global Positioning System navigation satellites have been built: 31 are launched and operational, 4 are unhealthy or in reserve, 41 are retired, 2 were lost during launch, and 1 prototype was never launched. 4 Block III satellites have completed ...