ESA Earth observation polar platform program

Michael Rast; Christopher J. Readings

doi:10.1117/12.46611

1 August 1991 ESA Earth observation polar platform program

Michael Rast, Christopher J. Readings

Proceedings Volume 1490, Future European and Japanese Remote-Sensing Sensors and Programs; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46611
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The overall scenario of ESA earth observation polar platform program is reviewed with particular attention given to instruments currently being considered for flight on the first European polar platforms. The major objectives of the mission include monitoring the earth's environment on various scales; management and monitoring of the earth's resources; improvement of the service provided to the worldwide operational meteorological community, investigation of the structure and dynamics of the earth's crust and interior. The program encompasses four main elements: an ERS-1 follow-on mission (ERS-2), a solid earth gravity mission (Aristoteles), a Meteosat Second Generation, and a series of polar orbit earth observation missions.

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Michael Rast and Christopher J. Readings "ESA Earth observation polar platform program", Proc. SPIE 1490, Future European and Japanese Remote-Sensing Sensors and Programs, (1 August 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46611

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