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Earth observation satellite
Earth observation satellites
are
satellites
specifically designed to observe
Earth
from
orbit
, similar to
spy satellites
but intended for non-military uses such as
environmental
monitoring,
meteorology
,
map
making etc.
Satellites or satellite series include:
Landsat[?]
ERS[?]
SPOT[?]
EOS[?]
,
Terra[?]
Envisat
RADARSAT-1
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