...the who's who,
and the what's what 
of the space industry

Space Careers

pencil  Blog List

Displaying items by tag: ERS_2

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 20:30

ERS - European Remote Sensing satellite

The European remote sensing satellite (ERS) was the European Space Agency's first Earth-observing satellite, injected into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit at a height of 782–785 km.

ERS-1 and ERS–2 were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.

ERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.

Published in Projects

Latest News ...

Lower-frequency sonic booms from Falcon 9 launches can...
Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm ...

Read more

NATO allies to pledge capabilities to address growing...
ST. LOUIS – At the June NATO summit in the Netherlands, allies will outline specific capabilities t...

Read more

The Milky Way will soon be visible in...
Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm ...

Read more

GEOINT 2025: Navigating intelligence in a shifting world...
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews.

Read more

SatVu’s thermal imaging satellite winning over customers despite...
SatVu's HotSat satellites use thermal cameras to detect infrared radiation emitted by objects on Ea...

Read more

Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific...
Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm ...

Read more

Scientists urge NASA to act on Apophis mission...
Scientists are urging NASA to act quickly on concepts for repurposing a pair of NASA smallsats to v...

Read more

Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches
ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, iQPS, plans to launch eight additional s...

Read more

Filter:
Filter: