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Earth System Science Pathfinder
Earth System Science Pathfinder is explored here through 6 archived missions, from TRMM through SMAP, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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Earth System Science Pathfinder spacecraft
6 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
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Twin Earth-gravity mapping satellitesMarch 17, 2002GRACE-1 and GRACE-2 twin spacecraft
GRACE-1 and GRACE-2 twin spacecraft launched at about 1,069 pounds (485 kilograms) each per satellite and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, German Aerospace Center, and GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.
Precipitation-observation satellite1997TRMM spacecraft
TRMM is a precipitation-observation satellite operated by NASA / JAXA.
Earth-observation and climate satelliteJuly 2, 2014Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Earth-observation satellite
Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Earth-observation satellite launched at about 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Soil-moisture and freeze-thaw Earth observatoryJanuary 31, 2015SMAP observatory
SMAP observatory launched at about 2,080 pounds (944 kilograms) under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Goddard Space Flight Center.
Earth-observation and climate satelliteApril 28, 2006CALIPSO Earth-observation satellite
CALIPSO Earth-observation satellite launched at 1,323 pounds (600 kilograms) and operated under NASA Langley Research Center and French space agency CNES.
Earth-observation and climate satelliteApril 28, 2006CloudSat Earth-observation satellite
CloudSat Earth-observation satellite launched at 1,867 pounds (847 kilograms) and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with the Canadian Space Agency.