---
- description: '"Meteor" is the Soviet/Russian generic name for its Low-Earth-Orbiting (LEO) meteorological satellite family which started operation in 1969, designed and developed by VNIIEM (All-Russian Scientific and Research Institute of Electromechanics), Moscow. Sponsoring agency: ROSHYDROMET, the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. Prior to this series there was an experimental Cosmos series with the first orbiting meteorological satellite, "Cosmos-44," which was launched on August 25, 1964, and was followed by nine analogous Cosmos satellites until 1969, when the succeeding series was officially named.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor
  end_date: 2002-08-06T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteor-2-n21.yaml
  identifier: meteor-2-n21
  name: Meteor-2 N21
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1991-08-31T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteor-2-n21
  url: http://sputnik1.infospace.ru/
- description: '"Meteor" is the Soviet/Russian generic name for its Low-Earth-Orbiting (LEO) meteorological satellite family which started operation in 1969, designed and developed by VNIIEM (All-Russian Scientific and Research Institute of Electromechanics), Moscow. Sponsoring agency: ROSHYDROMET, the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. Prior to this series there was an experimental Cosmos series with the first orbiting meteorological satellite, "Cosmos-44," which was launched on August 25, 1964, and was followed by nine analogous Cosmos satellites until 1969, when the succeeding series was officially named.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor
  end_date: 2001-01-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteor-2-n24.yaml
  identifier: meteor-2-n24
  name: Meteor-2 N24
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1993-01-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteor-2-n24
  url: http://sputnik1.infospace.ru/
- description: "The Meteor-3M spacecraft series represents a modernization of Russia's national meteorological satellite system sponsored by Roskosmos, Moscow. The overall objective are environmental monitoring in the following fields:"
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor-3m-1
  end_date: 2008-04-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteor-3m.yaml
  identifier: meteor-3m
  name: Meteor-3M
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2001-12-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteor-3m
  url: http://sputnik1.infospace.ru/
- description: "The Meteor-3M spacecraft series represents a modernization of Russia's national meteorological satellite system sponsored by Roskosmos, Moscow. The overall objective are environmental monitoring in the following fields:"
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor-3m-1
  end_date: 2005-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteor-3m-n1.yaml
  identifier: meteor-3m-n1
  name: Meteor-3M N1
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2001-12-10T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteor-3m-n1
  url: http://sputnik1.infospace.ru/
- description: 'Meteor-3 is a USSR/Russian Federation LEO weather/environmental satellite series of ROSHYDROMET as sponsoring agency. The program development started in the early 1980s with a first launch in Oct. 1985. A total of seven spacecraft were built for the Meteor-3 series by VNIIEM (All- Russian Scientific and Research Institute of Electromechanics) of Moscow. In the timeframe of the 1980s, the USSR plans envisaged the development of an integrated hydrometeorological satellite system for the 90s, comprising geostationary (GEO) and LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor-3
  end_date: 2002-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteor-3-n5.yaml
  identifier: meteor-3-n5
  name: Meteor-3 N5
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1991-08-15T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteor-3-n5
  url: http://sputnik1.infospace.ru/
- description: 'Meteor-3 is a USSR/Russian Federation LEO weather/environmental satellite series of ROSHYDROMET as sponsoring agency. The program development started in the early 1980s with a first launch in Oct. 1985. A total of seven spacecraft were built for the Meteor-3 series by VNIIEM (All- Russian Scientific and Research Institute of Electromechanics) of Moscow. In the timeframe of the 1980s, the USSR plans envisaged the development of an integrated hydrometeorological satellite system for the 90s, comprising geostationary (GEO) and LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor-3
  end_date: 1995-01-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteor-3-n7.yaml
  identifier: meteor-3-n7
  name: Meteor-3 N7
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1994-01-25T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteor-3-n7
  url: http://sputnik1.infospace.ru/
- description: 'Meteor-3 is a USSR/Russian Federation LEO weather/environmental satellite series of ROSHYDROMET as sponsoring agency. The program development started in the early 1980s with a first launch in Oct. 1985. A total of seven spacecraft were built for the Meteor-3 series by VNIIEM (All- Russian Scientific and Research Institute of Electromechanics) of Moscow. In the timeframe of the 1980s, the USSR plans envisaged the development of an integrated hydrometeorological satellite system for the 90s, comprising geostationary (GEO) and LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor-3
  end_date: 1998-01-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteor-3-n8.yaml
  identifier: meteor-3-n8
  name: Meteor-3 N8
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1994-01-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteor-3-n8
  url: http://sputnik1.infospace.ru/
- description: "MetOp-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting (LEO) satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. The MetOp program was originally planned as a much larger satellite concept, called POEM (Polar-Orbit Earth-Observation Mission), a successor mission series to ERS-1/2 on the Columbus Polar Platform (PPF design)."
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/metop
  end_date: 2018-08-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-a.yaml
  identifier: meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-a
  name: 'Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2006-10-19T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-a
  url: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en?
- description: "MetOp-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting (LEO) satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. The MetOp program was originally planned as a much larger satellite concept, called POEM (Polar-Orbit Earth-Observation Mission), a successor mission series to ERS-1/2 on the Columbus Polar Platform (PPF design)."
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/metop
  end_date: 2017-09-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-b.yaml
  identifier: meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-b
  name: 'Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - B'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2012-09-17T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-b
  url: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en?
- description: "MetSat-1 is ISRO's first dedicated GEO weather satellite project built by ISRO. So far, meteorological services had been combined with telecommunication and television services in the INSAT series. MetSat-1 is a precursor to the future INSAT system that will have separate satellites for meteorology and telecommunication & broadcasting services."
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/k/kalpana-1
  end_date: 2016-12-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteorological-satellite.yaml
  identifier: meteorological-satellite
  name: Meteorological Satellite
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2002-09-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteorological-satellite
  url: http://www.isro.org/insat2b.htm
- description: 'The Meteor-M-1 (also referred to as Meteor-M N1) satellite is a Roskosmos/Roshydromet/Planeta (Moscow, Russia) follow-up polar-orbiting meteorological mission to Meteor-3M-1 (launch Dec. 10, 2001). The organization responsible for the acquisition, recording, processing, archiving, cataloging, and dissemination of space data is NTs OMZ (Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring), Moscow.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor-m-1
  end_date: 2015-09-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteorological-satellite-meteor-m-n1.yaml
  identifier: meteorological-satellite-meteor-m-n1
  name: Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N1
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2009-09-17T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteorological-satellite-meteor-m-n1
  url: http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites;
- description: 'The Meteor-M-1 (also referred to as Meteor-M N1) satellite is a Roskosmos/Roshydromet/Planeta (Moscow, Russia) follow-up polar-orbiting meteorological mission to Meteor-3M-1 (launch Dec. 10, 2001). The organization responsible for the acquisition, recording, processing, archiving, cataloging, and dissemination of space data is NTs OMZ (Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring), Moscow.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteor-m-1
  end_date: 2019-12-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteorological-satellite-meteor-m-n2.yaml
  identifier: meteorological-satellite-meteor-m-n2
  name: Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2014-07-08T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteorological-satellite-meteor-m-n2
  url: http://planet.iitp.ru; http://eng.ntsomz.ru/ks_dzz/satellites;
- description: 'Meteosat is the European meteorological program in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) that was initiated in 1972 by ESRO (European Space Research Organization). ESRO was founded in 1962 and served as predecessor organization to ESA (European Space Agency) which was founded in 1975. Actually the beginnings of European space meteorology goes back to 1968 when CNES, the young French national space agency, proposed to ESRO to “Europeanize” its “Meteosat” concept. The proposal was accepted in 1972 and 8 Member States decided to finance the Meteosat Preoperational Program (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-first-generation
  end_date: 1985-01-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-1.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-1
  name: Meteosat-1
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1977-01-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-1
  url: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/dps/news/spacecraft.html
- description: 'Meteosat is the European meteorological program in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) that was initiated in 1972 by ESRO (European Space Research Organization). ESRO was founded in 1962 and served as predecessor organization to ESA (European Space Agency) which was founded in 1975. Actually the beginnings of European space meteorology goes back to 1968 when CNES, the young French national space agency, proposed to ESRO to “Europeanize” its “Meteosat” concept. The proposal was accepted in 1972 and 8 Member States decided to finance the Meteosat Preoperational Program (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-first-generation
  end_date: 1993-01-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-2.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-2
  name: Meteosat-2
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1981-01-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-2
  url: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/dps/news/spacecraft.html
- description: 'Meteosat is the European meteorological program in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) that was initiated in 1972 by ESRO (European Space Research Organization). ESRO was founded in 1962 and served as predecessor organization to ESA (European Space Agency) which was founded in 1975. Actually the beginnings of European space meteorology goes back to 1968 when CNES, the young French national space agency, proposed to ESRO to “Europeanize” its “Meteosat” concept. The proposal was accepted in 1972 and 8 Member States decided to finance the Meteosat Preoperational Program (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-first-generation
  end_date: 1995-01-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-3.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-3
  name: Meteosat-3
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1988-01-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-3
  url: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/dps/news/spacecraft.html
- description: 'Meteosat is the European meteorological program in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) that was initiated in 1972 by ESRO (European Space Research Organization). ESRO was founded in 1962 and served as predecessor organization to ESA (European Space Agency) which was founded in 1975. Actually the beginnings of European space meteorology goes back to 1968 when CNES, the young French national space agency, proposed to ESRO to “Europeanize” its “Meteosat” concept. The proposal was accepted in 1972 and 8 Member States decided to finance the Meteosat Preoperational Program (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-first-generation
  end_date: 1995-01-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-4.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-4
  name: Meteosat-4
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1989-01-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-4
  url: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/dps/news/spacecraft.html
- description: 'Meteosat is the European meteorological program in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) that was initiated in 1972 by ESRO (European Space Research Organization). ESRO was founded in 1962 and served as predecessor organization to ESA (European Space Agency) which was founded in 1975. Actually the beginnings of European space meteorology goes back to 1968 when CNES, the young French national space agency, proposed to ESRO to “Europeanize” its “Meteosat” concept. The proposal was accepted in 1972 and 8 Member States decided to finance the Meteosat Preoperational Program (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-first-generation
  end_date: 2007-04-26T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-5.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-5
  name: Meteosat-5
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1991-03-02T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-5
  url: umetsat.de/en/dps/news/spacecraft.html
- description: 'Meteosat is the European meteorological program in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) that was initiated in 1972 by ESRO (European Space Research Organization). ESRO was founded in 1962 and served as predecessor organization to ESA (European Space Agency) which was founded in 1975. Actually the beginnings of European space meteorology goes back to 1968 when CNES, the young French national space agency, proposed to ESRO to “Europeanize” its “Meteosat” concept. The proposal was accepted in 1972 and 8 Member States decided to finance the Meteosat Preoperational Program (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-first-generation
  end_date: 2011-05-02T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-6.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-6
  name: Meteosat-6
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1993-11-20T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-6
  url: http://www.eumetsat.de/en/dps/news/spacecraft.html
- description: 'Meteosat is the European meteorological program in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) that was initiated in 1972 by ESRO (European Space Research Organization). ESRO was founded in 1962 and served as predecessor organization to ESA (European Space Agency) which was founded in 1975. Actually the beginnings of European space meteorology goes back to 1968 when CNES, the young French national space agency, proposed to ESRO to “Europeanize” its “Meteosat” concept. The proposal was accepted in 1972 and 8 Member States decided to finance the Meteosat Preoperational Program (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-first-generation
  end_date: 2016-12-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-7.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-7
  name: Meteosat-7
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1997-09-02T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-7
  url: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en?
- description: 'The first generation Meteosat series (Meteosat-1 to -7) of EUMETSAT is gradually being replaced by a second generation series (MSG) with a launch of the first satellite MSG-1 on Aug. 28, 2002, to be followed by three more satellites, ensuring operational continuity in GEO for at least 16 years. MSG-1 became Meteosat-8 on Jan. 29, 2004 when the mission was declared “operational” (i.e., commencement of routine operations after the end of the commissioning phase).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-second-generation
  end_date: 2019-12-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-second-generation-1.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-second-generation-1
  name: Meteosat Second Generation-1
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2002-08-22T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-second-generation-1
  url: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en?
- description: 'The first generation Meteosat series (Meteosat-1 to -7) of EUMETSAT is gradually being replaced by a second generation series (MSG) with a launch of the first satellite MSG-1 on Aug. 28, 2002, to be followed by three more satellites, ensuring operational continuity in GEO for at least 16 years. MSG-1 became Meteosat-8 on Jan. 29, 2004 when the mission was declared “operational” (i.e., commencement of routine operations after the end of the commissioning phase).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-second-generation
  end_date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-second-generation-2.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-second-generation-2
  name: Meteosat Second Generation-2
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2005-12-22T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-second-generation-2
  url: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en?
- description: 'The first generation Meteosat series (Meteosat-1 to -7) of EUMETSAT is gradually being replaced by a second generation series (MSG) with a launch of the first satellite MSG-1 on Aug. 28, 2002, to be followed by three more satellites, ensuring operational continuity in GEO for at least 16 years. MSG-1 became Meteosat-8 on Jan. 29, 2004 when the mission was declared “operational” (i.e., commencement of routine operations after the end of the commissioning phase).'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-second-generation
  end_date: 2022-06-01T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/meteosat-second-generation-3.yaml
  identifier: meteosat-second-generation-3
  name: Meteosat Second Generation-3
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2012-07-05T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/meteosat-second-generation-3
  url: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/index.htm?l=en?
- description: 'Monitor-E is a Russian Earth observation mission of KhSC (Khrunichev Space Center) on a small-class generic satellite series. The spacecraft was designed and developed by KhSC of Moscow, Russia.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/monitor-e
  end_date: 2008-01-21T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/monitor-e.yaml
  identifier: monitor-e
  name: Monitor-E
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2005-08-26T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/monitor-e
  url: ~
- description: 'MTSAT is a Japanese geostationary dual-function satellite program, procured by JCAB (Japan Civil Aviation Bureau) and JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency), and funded by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), with the following overall objectives:'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/mtsat
  end_date: 1999-11-15T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/multi-functional-transport-satellite.yaml
  identifier: multi-functional-transport-satellite
  name: Multi-functional Transport Satellite
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1999-11-15T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/multi-functional-transport-satellite
  url: ~
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-1.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-1
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-1
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 1997-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-10.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-10
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1986-09-17T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-10
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 2004-09-30T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-11.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-11
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1988-09-24T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-11
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 2005-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-12.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-12
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 12'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1991-05-14T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-12
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 1993-08-09T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-13.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-13
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13'
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- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
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  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14'
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  start_date: 1994-12-30T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-14
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 2015-12-01T00:00:00
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-15
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 15'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1998-05-01T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-15
  url: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/index.html
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 2014-06-09T00:00:00
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-16
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2000-09-21T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-16
  url: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/index.html
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 2013-04-10T00:00:00
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-17
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2002-06-24T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-17
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 2016-12-01T00:00:00
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-18
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2005-05-20T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-18
  url: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/index.html
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 2016-03-01T00:00:00
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-19
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 2009-02-04T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-19
  url: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/index.html
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-2
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 2'
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  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-2
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-3.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-3
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 3'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-3
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/noaa-poes-series-5th-generation
  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-4.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-4
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 4'
  platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-4
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
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  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-5.yaml
  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-5
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 5'
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  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-5
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
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  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-6
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 6'
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  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-6
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
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  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
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  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 7'
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  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-7
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
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  end_date: 1995-12-31T00:00:00
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  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 8'
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  start_date: 1982-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-8
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
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  identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-9
  name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9'
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  start_date: 1984-12-12T00:00:00
  uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-9
  url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/
- description: "EO-1 is a technology demonstration mission in NASA's NMP (New Millennium Program) Earth science program (a Landsat-7 follow-up) with the overall objectives to perform Landsat-like measurements and to explore new remote sensing technologies (instruments, spacecraft, ground segment) that advance and enhance capabilities [evaluation/validation of technologies and performance, intersatellite calibration (comparison of data), evaluation of lunar calibration, autonomous navigation/instrument operation, use of proven new technologies for other missions]. A number of baseline validation scenarios are defined (generation of test scenes, ground proofs in conjunction with major field campaigns, airborne underflights, tandem flights with Landsat-7, etc.) in support of the overall objectives. S/C design life = 1 year. The paradigm of “faster, better and cheaper” applies to all aspects of the mission."
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  identifier: new-millenium-program-earth-observing-1
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  uri: /platform/new-millenium-program-earth-observing-1
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- description: 'In November 2006, NASRDA (National Space Research and Development Agency) of Abuja, Nigeria awarded a contract to SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.) of Guildford, UK, to develop and build NigeriaSat-2, including the related ground infrastructure and image processing facilities, together with an extensive training program to further develop an indigenous space capability in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. NASRDA is an agency under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology of Nigeria established in 1999.'
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  start_date: 2003-09-27T00:00:00
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- description: 'In November 2006, NASRDA (National Space Research and Development Agency) of Abuja, Nigeria awarded a contract to SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.) of Guildford, UK, to develop and build NigeriaSat-2, including the related ground infrastructure and image processing facilities, together with an extensive training program to further develop an indigenous space capability in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. NASRDA is an agency under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology of Nigeria established in 1999.'
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  identifier: nigeriasat-2
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- description: "NASRDA (National Space Research & Development Agency) of Abuja, Nigeria has continued its association with SSTL, with two parallel projects - the and NigeriaSat-2. Like NigeriaSat-1, NX is based on the SSTL-100, but is being developed by a team of 26 Nigerian trainee engineers at SSTL's facilities in England. The Nigerian engineers will completely manage the total lifecycle of the NX and will be responsible for the delivery of the satellite to full flight specification."
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- description: 'Nimbus is a NASA meteorological research-and-development satellite program (parallel to the operational TIROS program) which started in 1963 with the prime objective to test new instrument concepts (introduction of sensor technology), a secondary objective was to provide atmospheric data for improved weather forecasts. Eventually, the series grew more into a major Earth sciences program (study of oceans, land surfaces and atmosphere) with the availability of better sensing instrumentation. The ERTS (Earth Resources Technology Satellite, later renamed to Landsat-1) program, developed in the early 1970s, is a direct descendent of the Nimbus program.'
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  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/nimbus-7
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  identifier: nimbus-4
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  description_attribution: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/n/nimbus-7
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