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- {4}(European Remote Sensing satellite){4}
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- {4}To see the orbit of ERS, click {s,"09,2",here}{4}!
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- {4}The most sophisticated Earth-Observations Satellite ever built in Europe, is
- delivering huge quantities of validated products to the scientific and applications
- communities. The primary mission of ERS-1 and -2 is to perform remote sensing of
- the Earth's oceans, ice caps, and coastal regions. The satellites will provide
- systematic, repetitive global measurements of wind speed and direction, wave height,
- surface temperatures, surface altitude, cloud cover, and atmospheric water vapor
- levels. Their orbit is sunsynchronous , and cover nearly every corner of the globe at
- least once. The radar payload allows observations through cloud and darkness.
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