Program archive
Earth Science is explored here through 55 archived missions, from Sputnik 1 through Sentinel-6B, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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55 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 1 launch systems and shared hardware records.
Interferometric radar mapping payloadSRTM converted the Shuttle's earlier imaging radars into a single-pass interferometer for consistent near-global elevation mapping.
GOES-1 spacecraft was a about 1,390 pounds (630 kilograms) geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-10 spacecraft was a about 4,600 pounds (2,100 kilograms) geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-11 spacecraft was a about 4,600 pounds (2,100 kilograms) geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-12 spacecraft was a about 4,600 pounds (2,100 kilograms) geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-13 spacecraft was a about 6,900 pounds (3,130 kilograms) geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-14 spacecraft was a about 6,900 pounds (3,130 kilograms) geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-15 spacecraft was a about 6,900 pounds (3,130 kilograms) geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-16 spacecraft was a about 11,500 pounds (5,200 kilograms) at launch geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-17 spacecraft was a about 11,500 pounds (5,200 kilograms) at launch geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-18 spacecraft was a about 11,500 pounds (5,200 kilograms) at launch geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.
GOES-19 spacecraft was a about 11,500 pounds (5,200 kilograms) at launch geostationary platform operated by NOAA with NASA acquisition and launch partnership.